Lessons learned from the Women's Health Initiative study.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)

From: Southern Medical Journal | Date: September 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

To the Editor: I read with great interest the views of the Editor (1) and those of different specialists regarding the results of Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study, (2) which showed an overall harm of using postmenopausal hormonal replacement therapy (HRT). I would like to comment on the implications &the previous study on the management of hot flushes, an important issue that was not addressed sufficiently by the six experts. Hot flushes occur in approximately 60% of women in the early postmenopausal period. (3) Their prevalence then declines gradually, and hot flushes ...

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