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Bioidentical Hormones - U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging

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Eligibility<br />

randomized treatment so that <strong>on</strong>ly women exposed to active treatment will receive active progester<strong>on</strong>e.<br />

Participants will receive ultras<strong>on</strong>ography at baseline and every 6 m<strong>on</strong>ths throughout the 2 to 5 years<br />

(average 3 years) of randomized treatment.<br />

Genders Eligible for Study: Female<br />

Accepts Healthy Volunteers<br />

Criteria<br />

Inclusi<strong>on</strong> Criteria:<br />

* Women with a serum estradiol level 25 pg/ml or less<br />

* No period for 6 m<strong>on</strong>ths or more<br />

* Postmenopausal less than 6 years, OR IO years or l<strong>on</strong>ger<br />

Exclusi<strong>on</strong> Criteria:<br />

* Clinical signs, symptoms, or pers<strong>on</strong>al history of cardiovascular disease<br />

* Women who have had a hysterectomy <strong>on</strong>ly and no oophorectomy (since time from menopause<br />

cannot be determined)<br />

* Diabetes mellitus or fasting serum glucose 140 mg/dL or greater<br />

* Unc<strong>on</strong>trolled hypertensi<strong>on</strong> (diastolic blood pressure 110 mmHg or greater)<br />

* Thyroid disease (untreated)<br />

* Serum creatinine greater than 2.0 mg/dL<br />

* Plasma triglyceride levels greater than 500 mg/dL<br />

* Life threatening disease with prognosis less than 5 years<br />

* Cirrhosis or liver disease<br />

* History of deep vein thrombosis or pulm<strong>on</strong>ary embolism<br />

* History of breast cancer<br />

* Current horm<strong>on</strong>e replacement therapy (HRT)<br />

Locati<strong>on</strong> and C<strong>on</strong>tact Informati<strong>on</strong><br />

Please refer to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCTOOI 14517<br />

United States, California<br />

Atherosclerosis Research Unit, Divisi<strong>on</strong> of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine. Los Angeles,<br />

Califomia, 90033, United States; Recruiting<br />

Howard N. Hodis, MD 866-240-1489 arulusedu<br />

Study chairs or principal investigators<br />

Howard N. Hodis, MD, Principal Investigator, University of Southern Califomia, Atherosclerosis<br />

Research Unit, Divisi<strong>on</strong> of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine<br />

More Informati<strong>on</strong><br />

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