The prescription of hormone replacement therapy in Spain: differences between general practitioners and gynaecologists.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression is related to increased morbidity and mortality in the general population and among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The prevalence of major depression is two-times higher in women than men in the general population, but whether this pattern holds true in the CAD population has not bee...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Shanmugasegaram S,Russell KL,Kovacs AH,Stewart DE,Grace SL

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the launch in 2008 by the National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG), of guidance for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and older men in the UK there have been significant advances in risk assessment and treatment. These have been incorporated into an updated version of the g...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Compston J,Bowring C,Cooper A,Cooper C,Davies C,Francis R,Kanis JA,Marsh D,McCloskey EV,Reid DM,Selby P,National Osteoporosis Guideline Group.

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the predictive ability of digital X-ray radiogrammetry (DXR) for fracture in women attending general mammography screening. STUDY DESIGN:In a nested case-control study, women aged between 40 and 75 years, who attended the regional mammography screening program, had their bone mass assessed with D...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Wilczek ML,Bhatta L,Brumpton BM,Freyschuss B,Brismar TB

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was a cross-sectional survey of mid-aged Thai women with the following aims: to describe their experience of symptoms and attitudes to menopause and to examine the relationships between symptoms, attitudes to menopause, sociodemographic variables and menopausal status. The sample was 268 women aged between ...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Punyahotra S,Dennerstein L,Lehert P

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] deficiency is related to an increase in cardiovascular risk but the association between low 25(OH)D and hospitalization and mortality in heart failure (HF) patients remains unclear. The objective of this study was therefore to determine whether 25(OH)D deficiency is associated w...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Aparicio-Ugarriza R,Salguero D,Mohammed YN,Ferri-Guerra J,Baskaran DJ,Mirabbasi SA,Rodriguez A,Ruiz JG

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of hormone therapy (HT) administered to postmenopausal women on pulmonary function tests (PFT). METHODS:Eighty-two postmenopausal women who were having natural or surgically initiated menopause and had no risk factor that could affect the respiratory system were included into this ...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Cevrioglu AS,Fidan F,Unlu M,Yilmazer M,Orman A,Fenkci IV,Serteser M

更新日期：2004-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Osteoporosis and its consequent fractures is a major public health problem. AIM:To formulate a position statement on the use of bone densitometry in screening postmenopausal women for osteoporosis and in their management. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Literature review and consensus of expert opinion. RESULTS A...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Brincat M,Calleja-Agius J,Erel CT,Gambacciani M,Lambrinoudaki I,Moen MH,Schenck-Gustafsson K,Tremollieres F,Vujovic S,Rees M,Rozenberg S,EMAS.

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extension of life expectancy is a global phenomenon. The growth in the ageing population has created a new health scenario in which there is a higher prevalence of frailty and multimorbidity. The attention received by both conditions derives from their strong association with disability, hospitalization, and death...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Villacampa-Fernández P,Navarro-Pardo E,Tarín JJ,Cano A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are few prospective data on temporal trends in overall sitting time for different domains of sitting. This study examined time trends over 6 years in total and domain-specific sitting time in mid-age Australian men and women. Self-report data from 5246 participants in four survey waves (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013) o...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Mielke GI,Burton NW,Turrell G,Brown WJ

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Impaired vision and hearing are common among older adults and have been shown to reduce functional independence and to reduce quality of life. This cohort study investigated the cross-sectional and temporal associations between objectively measured dual sensory impairment (DSI) and retirement from employment....

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Gopinath B,Liew G,Burlutsky G,McMahon CM,Mitchell P

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether percutaneous estradiol (pE2) (1.5 mg/day) is able to counteract the postmenopausal bone loss in postmenopausal hysterectomized women, in a double-blind study versus oral estriol (E3) (2 mg/day). METHODS:The bone mineral density of the lumbar spine (LS) and of the proximal femur (PF) was ...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Devogelaer JP,Lecart C,Dupret P,De Nayer P,Nagant De Deuxchaisnes C

更新日期：1998-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen is a well-known mitogen in human breast epithelium but the action of progestogen is complex and incompletely understood. During the last years, accumulating data from animal, clinical and observational studies suggest a proliferative effect in breast tissue when progestogen is added to estrogen. Findings in s...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Söderqvist G,von Schoultz B

更新日期：2004-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) declined strongly in many countries after publication of the WHI-study. The purpose of the present study was to investigate HRT usage patterns and motives for initiation, temporary discontinuation, and permanent discontinuation of HRT use among Norwegian women. ME...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Øren A

更新日期：2009-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased frequency and severity of menopausal symptoms have been associated to black race. However, this situation has not been described in any Latin American population. OBJECTIVE:Compare frequency and severity of menopausal symptoms among Afro and non-Afro Hispanic Colombian climacteric women. METHODS:...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Monterrosa A,Blumel JE,Chedraui P

更新日期：2008-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the expression of estrogen receptor (ER) in oral mucosa and salivary glands, buccal mucosal biopsies from ten postmenopausal women (taken before and during the hormone replacement therapy), as well as, single biopsies from 20 healthy 19-year-old women were analyzed for ER expression. Salivary gland...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Leimola-Virtanen R,Salo T,Toikkanen S,Pulkkinen J,Syrjänen S

更新日期：2000-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To re-examine the minimal effective dose of conjugated estrogen (CEE)-progestin hormone replacement on postmenopausal bone loss. DESIGN:A 2-year, prospective, open label, randomized study. SETTING:Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of a university hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Fifty-two postmenopausal or oop...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Mizunuma H,Okano H,Soda M,Kagami I,Miyamoto S,Tokizawa T,Honjo S,Ibuki Y

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to assess the possible role of circulating immunoreactive inhibin (INH) during the menopausal transition, two groups of subjects were studied. Four were normal volunteers, three of whom had developed their first symptoms of cycle irregularity at age 45-46 years, the fourth being aged 37, a volunteer for a stu...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Hee J,MacNaughton J,Bangah M,Burger HG

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the median age of natural menopause in United Arab Emirates women, the factors affecting that age and the prevalence of climacteric symptoms amongst those women. METHODS:A population-based survey was conducted on a community sample of United Arab Emirates women who had had natural menopause def...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Rizk DE,Bener A,Ezimokhai M,Hassan MY,Micallef R

更新日期：1998-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Physical and psychological incapacity, including fear of falling is related to decreased satisfaction with life in osteoporosis (OP). The impact of a balance exercise program on improving the quality of life is not well established. We have, therefore, investigated the effect of 12-month Balance Training Prog...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Madureira MM,Bonfá E,Takayama L,Pereira RM

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum concentrations of 17 beta-oestradiol (E2), unconjugated oestrone (E1), total oestrone (tE1), progesterone (P), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and sex-hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) were measured before and after daily intravaginal administration of 250 micrograms micronized E2 and 10 mg micronized P for 14 ...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Carlström K,Pschera H,Lunell NO

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is important for our aging population to remain active, particularly those with chronic diseases, like Parkinson disease (PD), which limit mobility. Recent studies in older adults and people with PD suggest dance interventions provide various motor benefits. The literature for dance in PD is growing, but many knowl...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： McNeely ME,Duncan RP,Earhart GM

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Social support interventions for caregivers of persons with dementia (PwD) are important because informal carers often rely on their social networks for support. This systematic review synthesises findings from research on social support interventions, and examines their methodological quality and effectivene...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Dam AE,de Vugt ME,Klinkenberg IP,Verhey FR,van Boxtel MP

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the potential of a new matrix system developed for estradiol delivery to cause microbial proliferation under the occluded site or to cause acute phototoxicity reactions. METHODS:Twenty healthy post-menopausal women participated in a microbial proliferation study and 11 in a phototoxicity study. B...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Mulberry GK,Della-Cioppa G,Monza G,Harper RA,Oelrich DM

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of breast cancer has continued to decrease each year at Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center with the ever-increasing use of combined progestogen-oestrogen replacement therapy over the past 12 yr. By 1983, the overall incidence of breast cancer had fallen to 53.9:100 000. The lowest rate f...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Gambrell RD Jr

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-six premenopausal women were drawn from a cross-sectional survey of 850 women living in South-East England. They were recontacted 3 years later when 36 met the criterion of being naturally peri- or postmenopausal. Somatic, vasomotor and emotional symptoms, as well as general health, use of medical services and b...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Hunter M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ageing is accompanied with a progressive loss of muscle mass and force generating capacity. Ultimately, the muscle wasting and weakness may dramatically impact on mobility and the quality of life, where the elderly has increasing problems with performing activities of daily life, such as rising from a chair or climbin...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Degens H,Korhonen MT

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To prevent hyperplasia and carcinoma of the endometrium during oestrogen replacement therapy (ORT), the addition of progestogens once a month is considered mandatory. However, there is no sound scientific basis for this assumption. As the addition of progestogens has several disadvantages, it is important to minimize ...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Meuwissen JH,van Langen H,Moret E,Navarro-Morquecho I

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal women is associated with a reduction in the risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD) of about 50%. Women with an elevated risk for CAD appear to benefit most by HRT. The HRT-associated cardiovascular protection may be related to favourable changes in several ...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： van der Mooren MJ,Mijatovic V,van Baal WM,Stehouwer CD

更新日期：1998-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera were sampled from 83 people (pre- and post-menopausal women and men). Climacteric symptoms of 23 women were treated with conjugated estrogen. Sera were sampled serially until the 21st day of estrogen administration. Serum concentrations of 40 protein components were measured by micro single radial immunodiffusion...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Hashimoto S,Miwa M,Akasofu K,Nishida E

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There is evidence that menopausal symptoms manifested at peri-menopause occur less frequently when compared to the symptoms experienced at post-menopause. The aim of this study was to investigate this and to test the hypothesis that depressive symptomatology mediates the relationship between menopausal stage...

journal_title：Maturitas

authors： Borkoles E,Reynolds N,Thompson DR,Ski CF,Stojanovska L,Polman RC

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00