[Mexican physicians perception about hormonal therapy after the Women's Health Initiative Study].
BACKGROUND
The medical opinion after WHI study has changed. The aim was to know the opinion of Mexican physicians about hormone therapy (HT) after the WHI study.


METHODS
We gave 14 questions to 463 physicians to assess their opinion of HT according to risks, benefits, doses, indications and contraindications. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis.


RESULTS
Only 31 % begin HT after 60 years of age and 74 % considered that HT decreased osteoporosis risk; 73 % use progestin in women with a uterus. 82 % did not believe that estrogen-progestin HT increased the possibility of endometrial cancer and 51 % believed that breast cancer possibility increased. The main indication for HT prescription was for bone loss diminution (51 %); 88 % considered that low dose HT was as effective as conventional dose.


CONCLUSIONS
The use of HT has been modified by Mexican physicians after the WHI study.
Carranza-Lira
Sebastián
S
Hospital de Ginecoobstetricia Luis Castelazo Ayala, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Distrito Federal, México. scarranzal@mexis.com
Santos-González
Javier
J
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health