Hormone replacement therapy: current concerns and considerations.
BACKGROUND
This activity is designed for pharmacists and other healthcare professionals who evaluate and treat perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.


OBJECTIVE
To understand the benefits, risks, and adverse effects associated with estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and their influence on a postmenopausal woman's initiation, adherence, and satisfaction with therapy.


OBJECTIVE
1. Discuss menopause and its effects. 2. Identify ERT/HRT's potential benefits and risks. 3. Discuss ERT/HRT's adverse effects and management approaches. 4. Identify various administration routes for ERT/H RT. 5. Identify currently available ERT/HRT products. 6. Recognize potential reasons for lack of initiation and continuation as well as ways to improve adherence in patients.
College of Pharmacy, The University of Oklahoma, Schusterman Center, Tulsa 74135-2512, USA. dana-carroll@ouhsc.edu
Dana G
DG
Carroll
Sara L
SL
Noble
D000368:Aged; D003657:Decision Making; D004513:Education, Pharmacy, Continuing; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004967:Estrogens / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011374:Progesterone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States
D004967:Estrogens; D011374:Progesterone