La terapia hormonal de la menopausia ¿disminuye el riesgo de enfermedades crónicas?

The hormonal deficit of post menopause is not only linked to the classic hot flashes, but also to a higher risk of chronic diseases. Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) adequately treats climacteric symptoms and can prevent some chronic diseases such as osteoporosis. The Women’s Health Initia...

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Autores principales: BLÜMEL,JUAN ENRIQUE, ARTEAGA,EUGENIO
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Publicado: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2018
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spelling oai:scielo:S0034-988720180010011702019-03-07La terapia hormonal de la menopausia ¿disminuye el riesgo de enfermedades crónicas?BLÜMEL,JUAN ENRIQUEARTEAGA,EUGENIO Chronic Diseases Hormone Replacement Therapy Postmenopause Women’s Health The hormonal deficit of post menopause is not only linked to the classic hot flashes, but also to a higher risk of chronic diseases. Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) adequately treats climacteric symptoms and can prevent some chronic diseases such as osteoporosis. The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study, which indicated risks of MHT in elderly postmenopausal women, caused a massive withdrawal of this therapy. But, in recent years the results of the WHI have been challenged by methodological problems and by several studies indicating that, if MHT is initiated early and the non-oral route is preferred, the risks could be minimized and it could improve not only the quality of life but also reduce the risk of chronic diseases. However, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against the use of MHT for the prevention of chronic diseases, a position that has been challenged by publications of the North American Menopause Society and the International Menopause Society. This controversy persists so far. We report data that suggest a preventive role of MHT in perimenopausal women.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.146 n.10 20182018-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872018001001170es10.4067/S0034-98872018001001170
institution Scielo Chile
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language Spanish / Castilian
topic Chronic Diseases
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Postmenopause
Women’s Health
spellingShingle Chronic Diseases
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Postmenopause
Women’s Health
BLÜMEL,JUAN ENRIQUE
ARTEAGA,EUGENIO
La terapia hormonal de la menopausia ¿disminuye el riesgo de enfermedades crónicas?
description The hormonal deficit of post menopause is not only linked to the classic hot flashes, but also to a higher risk of chronic diseases. Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) adequately treats climacteric symptoms and can prevent some chronic diseases such as osteoporosis. The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study, which indicated risks of MHT in elderly postmenopausal women, caused a massive withdrawal of this therapy. But, in recent years the results of the WHI have been challenged by methodological problems and by several studies indicating that, if MHT is initiated early and the non-oral route is preferred, the risks could be minimized and it could improve not only the quality of life but also reduce the risk of chronic diseases. However, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against the use of MHT for the prevention of chronic diseases, a position that has been challenged by publications of the North American Menopause Society and the International Menopause Society. This controversy persists so far. We report data that suggest a preventive role of MHT in perimenopausal women.
author BLÜMEL,JUAN ENRIQUE
ARTEAGA,EUGENIO
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ARTEAGA,EUGENIO
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title La terapia hormonal de la menopausia ¿disminuye el riesgo de enfermedades crónicas?
title_short La terapia hormonal de la menopausia ¿disminuye el riesgo de enfermedades crónicas?
title_full La terapia hormonal de la menopausia ¿disminuye el riesgo de enfermedades crónicas?
title_fullStr La terapia hormonal de la menopausia ¿disminuye el riesgo de enfermedades crónicas?
title_full_unstemmed La terapia hormonal de la menopausia ¿disminuye el riesgo de enfermedades crónicas?
title_sort la terapia hormonal de la menopausia ¿disminuye el riesgo de enfermedades crónicas?
publisher Sociedad Médica de Santiago
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