title: Association between hormone therapy and nerve conduction study parameters in postmenopausal women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We aimed to analyze the association between hormone therapy (HT) and nerve conduction parameters.
  
  
  METHODS
  This retrospective study consisted of 46 postmenopausal women not receiving HT, and 18 postmenopausal women who received HT. Eligible patients were identified from the hospital's database and the nerve conduction study was performed on the upper or lower limb without pain or other symptoms.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No significant difference was demonstrated in the unadjusted nerve conduction parameters according to HT. After adjusting for age and body mass index, the latency of the posterior tibial motor nerve in postmenopausal women receiving HT was significantly shorter than that in women not receiving HT. Moreover, the velocity of the median motor nerve tended to be faster in postmenopausal women receiving HT than those not receiving HT, although the difference was not statistically significant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings imply that HT may affect the nerve conduction parameters in postmenopausal women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S-Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ku
authors.forename: J-J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Moon
mesh_terms: D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D017698:Postmenopause / Q000502:physiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D004958:Estradiol