Perspective on hormone therapy 10 years after the WHI

Sanaz Ghazal; Lubna Pal

doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.08.014

Perspective on hormone therapy 10 years after the WHI

Maturitas. 2013 Nov;76(3):208-12. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.08.014. Epub 2013 Sep 10.

Authors

Sanaz Ghazal¹, Lubna Pal

Affiliation

¹ Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06477, United States.

PMID: 24094493
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.08.014

Abstract

The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) hormone trials are among the most influential and debated research studies in women's health in recent medical history. This year (2013) marked the 10th anniversary of the publication of the WHI results and this past decade has been nothing less than revolutionary. We have witnessed a transformative evolution in our understanding of, and in the practice of, menopause management and herein summarize the strides the field has traversed over the past 10 years.

Keywords: Estrogen; HRT; MHT; Menopause; Progestin; WHI.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms / etiology
Estrogen Replacement Therapy*
Estrogens* / adverse effects
Estrogens* / therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Menopause*
Women's Health*

Substances

Estrogens