Abst 80 - Statistics on Hormone Replacement

ARTICLE #	80
TITLE	Statistics On Hormone Replacement
FROM	HairSite Editorial - 4/15/99
SOURCE	Dr. Keating, Women's Hospital in Boston
According to a study reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine, based on a survey of close to 500 women aged between 50 to 74, about 38 percent had resorted to hormone replacement therapy after menopause. What is interesting is that the decision to use hormone replacement seems to be influenced by factors other than medical risks and benefits. The study found that women in the South and West tend to use hormone replacement therapy more than women in the rest of the country. Also, women with higher education are more likely to be users than women with less education. The study concluded that factors such as education and geography rather than medical considerations show a need for greater efforts to define the demographics that are the most likely to benefit from the therapy. "In an ideal world, we would think it would be a person's medical conditions that would be the deciding factor", added Dr. Nancy Keating from Women's Hospital in Boston. Here are some of the statistics from the study: -59% of the participants who had hysterectomies used hormone replacement therapy. -54% of the college graduates surveyed used hormone replacement therayp compared to only 30% of those without a college degree surveyed used hormone replacement therapy. -The therapy was used by 45% of the women in the South, 42% in the West, 32% in the Midwest and only 22% in the Northeast. Dr. Keating added that for the time being, there is no easy guideline to identify who would be the perfect candidate for the therapy. While clinical studies have shown that hormone replacement therapy can decrease symptoms of menopause, improve cholesterol levels and bone density etc., its long term benefits and effects on the patients are unclear. Some have suggested that the therapy may increase risks of breast cancer in some patients.

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