Hormone therapy in postmenopausal women and risk of endometrial hyperplasia: A Cochrane review summary

Maturitas

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-6

  Roberts, Helen ^a   Hickey, Martha ^b   Lethaby, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endometrial hyperplasia; Hormone therapy; Menopause

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GESTAGEN; NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; PLACEBO;

DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDITORIAL; ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; HORMONE THERAPY; MENOPAUSE;

ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROGESTINS; RISK;

EID: 84891748593     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.10.002     Document Type: Editorial

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