Hormone therapy does not improve quality of life for women
Chakolate
(quote)
Hormone therapy led to an increased number of health care visits and
increased treatment costs. In comparison to the control group, more lower
abdominal ultrasounds and electrocardiograms were performed on the group
receiving hormone therapy, but there were no differences in the number of
gynaecological or breast surgeries, bone density measurement or
mammography.
The women receiving hormone therapy showed slightly more cardiovascular
disease, cerebral circulatory disease and cancer in comparison to the
women who did not take hormones. However, these differences were not
statistically significant. The hormone recipients had less fractures and
less hot flashes and night-time sweating than the comparison group, but
they also had more flow. There were no differences in depression, sleep
disorders, fatigue, dizziness or bloating.
(end quote)
Chak
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Cathy F.
"Chakolate" <chakolateDea...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-11/aof-htd110606.php
>
> (quote)
> Hormone therapy led to an increased number of health care visits and
> increased treatment costs. In comparison to the control group, more lower
> abdominal ultrasounds and electrocardiograms were performed on the group
> receiving hormone therapy, but there were no differences in the number of
> gynaecological or breast surgeries, bone density measurement or
> mammography.
>
> The women receiving hormone therapy showed slightly more cardiovascular
> disease, cerebral circulatory disease and cancer in comparison to the
> women who did not take hormones. However, these differences were not
> statistically significant. The hormone recipients had less fractures and
> less hot flashes and night-time sweating than the comparison group,
Palying devil's advocate... if severe hot flashes &/or night sweats were the
main reason a woman took HT & it quelled them - or lessened them to a
tolerable degree, then I think those women would likely argue that their
quality of life had improved. Would all depend from which angle one's
viewing the situation, & how one weights things (the possible trade-offs).
but
> they also had more flow. There were no differences in depression, sleep
> disorders,
Unless a lot of sleep disruption/loss because of frequent &/or severe night
sweats was included... Depends on the definition of "sleep disorders", I
guess. In context, appears that this is probably referring to zapping awake
in the small hours or not being able to fall asleep to begin with Vs. a
secondary - or indirect? - cause of sleep loss.
Cathy
Amethyst
Chakolate wrote:
> http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-11/aof-htd110606.php
>
> (quote)
> Hormone therapy led to an increased number of health care visits and
> increased treatment costs.
I do regret that no such studies have been performed on males in my
condition, who took estrogen to quell hot flashes.
Chakolate
news:i5WdnTZwfrkPhs3Y...@giganews.com:
> Palying devil's advocate... if severe hot flashes &/or night sweats
> were the main reason a woman took HT & it quelled them - or lessened
> them to a tolerable degree, then I think those women would likely
> argue that their quality of life had improved. Would all depend from
> which angle one's viewing the situation, & how one weights things (the
> possible trade-offs).
>
That's what I was thinking. I did wonder if there were translation
difficulties. Saying in one sentence there was no quality of life
improvement and in the next that their flashes diminished doesn't exactly
make much sense.
kathryn
<chakolateDea...@gmail.com> wrote:
>"Cathy F." <cl...@adelphiadot.net> wrote in
>news:i5WdnTZwfrkPhs3Y...@giganews.com:
>
>> Palying devil's advocate... if severe hot flashes &/or night sweats
>> were the main reason a woman took HT & it quelled them - or lessened
>> them to a tolerable degree, then I think those women would likely
>> argue that their quality of life had improved. Would all depend from
>> which angle one's viewing the situation, & how one weights things (the
>> possible trade-offs).
>>
>
>That's what I was thinking. I did wonder if there were translation
>difficulties. Saying in one sentence there was no quality of life
>improvement and in the next that their flashes diminished doesn't exactly
>make much sense.
>
>Chak
You have to look at the group being studied.
>In 1999-2001, ... women aged 50 to 64 .... The women took the research medication for **2 to 5 years.**
No mention about urinary incontinence in this group with or without
HT, too bad.
Kathryn ( post menopause )