Effect of oral conjugated equine estrogen combined with medroxyprogesterone acetate on plasma homocysteine levels in postmenopausal women.
Conjugated equine estrogen alone or combined with medroxyprogesterone acetate lowered homocysteine levels in postmenopausal women. Regardless of the dosage of progestin used, there was no impact on homocysteine metabolism after 3 years of therapy.
Hsu
Shih-Cheng
SC
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Liu
Cheng-Min
CM
Long
Cheng-Yu
CY
Yang
Cheng-Hui
CH
Lee
Jau-Nan
JN
Tsai
Eing-Mei
EM
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004966:Estrogens, Conjugated (USP) / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006710:Homocysteine / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017698:Postmenopause / Q000097:blood* / Q000187:drug effects*
D004966:Estrogens, Conjugated (USP); D006710:Homocysteine; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate