Hormone Therapy for Postmenopausal Women
JoAnn V. Pinkerton
Abstract
Hormone therapy is highly effective for the management of vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women; vaginal estrogen is used for genitourinary symptoms only. Hormone therapy is not recommended for primary or secondary prevention of coronary heart disease or dementia. Several nonhormonal therapies are also effective for vasomotor symptoms.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineVasomotorHormone therapyEstrogenGenitourinary systemHormoneMenopauseHormone replacement therapy (female-to-male)DementiaDiseaseEstrogen therapyPostmenopausal womenInternal medicineGynecologyBreast cancerCancerTestosterone (patch)Menopause: Health Impacts and TreatmentsEstrogen and related hormone effectsPhytoestrogen effects and research