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Levels of Evidence for Clinical Decisions : Menopausal Hormone Therapy Revisited Therapeutics Initiative (University of British Columbia)

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Therapeutics Letter 30 examines levels of evidence for clinical decision-making in the context of menopausal hormone therapy (HT). Conclusions: Is the controversy over prescribing HT resolved by the Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study (HERS) trial? Probably not. Recent publications, while including the HERS trial in their list of references, are still advising doctors to encourage use of HT for prevention of CHD and osteoporosis. It will likely take some time for the full implications of the Level I evidence from the HERS trial to be reflected in the literature and practice.

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Levels of Evidence for Clinical Decisions : Menopausal Hormone Therapy Revisited
Alternate Title
Therapeutics Letter 30
Creator
Therapeutics Initiative (University of British Columbia)
Date Issued
1999-07
Description
Therapeutics Letter 30 examines levels of evidence for clinical decision-making in the context of menopausal hormone therapy (HT). Conclusions: Is the controversy over prescribing HT resolved by the Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study (HERS) trial? Probably not. Recent publications, while including the HERS trial in their list of references, are still advising doctors to encourage use of HT for prevention of CHD and osteoporosis. It will likely take some time for the full implications of the Level I evidence from the HERS trial to be reflected in the literature and practice.
Subject
Estrogren Replacement Therapy; Female; Inappropriate Prescribing; Menopause; Progestins
Genre
Other
Type
Text
Language
eng
Notes
The UBC TI is funded by the BC Ministry of Health to provide evidence-based information about drug therapy. We neither formulate nor adjudicate provincial drug policies.
Date Available
2023-06-20
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0433609
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/85019
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Department of
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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