Menopausal hormone therapy: Characterising users in an Australian national cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is effective for menopausal symptoms, however, its use is also associated with risks of serious health conditions including breast, ovarian and endometrial cancer, stroke and venous thromboembolism. MHT-related health risks increase with longer durations of use. In Australia, while overall MHT use fell when risk-related findings were published in 2002, a significant number of women continue using MHT long-term. We aimed to examine socio-demographic, health-related and lifestyle characteristics in relation to post-2002 MHT use, and to compare use for <5 and ≥5 years. Data from 1,561 participants from an Australian, national, cross-sectional survey of women aged 50-69 in 2013 were analysed. Odds ratios (ORs) were calculated using logistic regression for chara

SUBMITTER: Velentzis LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8357145 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature