Symptom relief and side effects of postmenopausal hormones: results from the postmenopausal estrogen/progestin interventions trial
Obstetrics and GynecologyPublished 1 December 1998
Gail A. Greendale
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These results confirm the usefulness of postmenopausal hormone therapy for hot flashes, show convincingly that estrogen plus progestin causes breast discomfort, and demonstrate little influence of post menopausal hormones on anxiety, cognition, or affect.
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These results confirm the usefulness of post-menopausal hormone therapy for hot flashes, show convincingly that estrogen plus progestin causes breast discomfort, and demonstrate little influence of postmenopausal hormones on anxiety, cognition, or affect.
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