Hormone replacement therapy: short-term versus long-term use.
Midwives manage health care of women throughout the life cycle including prescribing hormone replacement therapy (HRT). This article presents a history of research on the use of HRT, as well as risks and benefits. Older research on the effects of HRT on heart disease, osteoporosis, and breast cancer is included. The results and recommendations of the Women's Health Initiative are examined.
Rousseau
Mary Ellen
ME
Yale School of Nursing, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000517:prevention & control; D017698:Postmenopause; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D016387:Women's Health