title: Aromatase inhibitor anastrozole for treating endometrial hyperplasia in obese postmenopausal women.
abstract: This is a preliminary study investigating the efficacy of aromatase inhibitor anastrozole in treating endometrial hyperplasia in obese postmenopausal women. We administered anastrozole for 12 months to 11 obese postmenopausal women with high operative risk, in order to treat endometrial hyperplasia (four simple, five complex and two atypical). Endometrial thickness in all cases and histology too in the two cases with atypia, revealed atrophical endometrium during treatment and additional mean follow-up of 10.2 months. The safety and tolerance profile was satisfactory. Anastrozole appears to be an interesting new modality for the treatment of endometrial hyperplasia in obese postmenopausal women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital, 93 Plastira Str., Aretsou, 55132 Thessaloniki, Greece. agorast@med.auth.gr
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Agorastos
authors.forename: Violeta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vaitsi
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pantazis
authors.forename: Efstathios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Efstathiadis
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vavilis
authors.forename: John N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Bontis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000077384:Anastrozole; D047072:Aromatase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004714:Endometrial Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004717:Endometrium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009570:Nitriles / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D017698:Postmenopause; D014230:Triazoles / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D047072:Aromatase Inhibitors; D009570:Nitriles; D014230:Triazoles; D000077384:Anastrozole