Prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism during HRT: Current perspectives

International Journal of General Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue , 2014, Pages 433-440

  Rott, Hannelore ^a  

^a Coagulation Center Rhine Ruhr ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioidentical hormone therapy; Hormone replacement therapy; Myocardial infarction; Stroke; Thrombophilia

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; DESOGESTREL; DIENESTROL; DROSPIRENONE; DYDROGESTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE SULFATE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETONOGESTREL; GESTAGEN; LEVONORGESTREL; MEDROGESTONE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MEGESTROL ACETATE; MESTRANOL; NORETHISTERONE; NORGESTIMATE; NORGESTREL; PIPERAZINE ESTRONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE; TIBOLONE;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84907220380     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJGM.S46310     Document Type: Review

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