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The Issue of using Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) by post menopausal
women is a subject of huge debate in the media, in the medical community, and
in the minds of many American women. ... This leaves nurses on the forefront of
the debate. ...
The past two decades have seen a substantial increase in the use of
Hormone Replacement Therapy in post menopausal women. Hormone
Replacement Therapy is the term used to describe therapy in which both estrogen
and progesterone are used. ERT or estrogen replacement therapy is the term used
to describe therapy in which only estrogen is used. ... The Heart and
Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS) took postmenopausal women
with documented heart disease and compared those who took the hormones
compared with those taking a placebo. ... Another large study,
Estrogen Replacement and Atherosclerosis (ERA), revealed similar results that
HRT did not reduce the risk of heart disease (Davidson 2003).
The Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study II (HERS II),
examined 161,000 women between the ages of 50 and 79 to determine the
benefits of HRT (Davidson 2003). ... The National Institute of Health
(NIH) changed Hormone Replacement Therapy to Hormone Therapy (HT) in an
effor to shift the focus from replacing hormones to elective therapy (Steefel
2003). ... It went
on to say that low dose and short term therapy is best (Steefel 2003). ... The North American
Menopause Society stresses the importance of individualized therapy and
recommends that short term use of HRT be used for the recuction of vasomotor
symptoms (Davidson 2003).
Approximate Word count = 1581
Approximate Pages = 6.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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