POSTMENOPAUSAL HORMONAL REPLACEMENT THERA PY AND THE RISK OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLIC DISEASE

Authors
THERY C PRAT A ASSEMAN P BAUCHART JJ MICHON P LESENNE M JUDE B
Citation
C. Thery et al., POSTMENOPAUSAL HORMONAL REPLACEMENT THERA PY AND THE RISK OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLIC DISEASE, Therapie, 52(3), 1997, pp. 165-168
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Journal title
Therapie → ACNP
ISSN journal
00405957
Volume
52
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
165 - 168
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-5957(1997)52:3<165:PHRTPA>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Post-menopausal hormone replacement therapy increases the risk of veno us thrombo-embolism 2- to 4-fold. The risk is highest in the beginning of the exposure to hormones and disappears rapidly alter interruption of treatment. However, the increased risk remains low in absolute val ue and has to be weighed against coronary artery disease and post-meno pausal osteoporosis.