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

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Women's Health Initiative<br />

Trials of Horm<strong>on</strong>e Therapy<br />

Main study questi<strong>on</strong>: does horm<strong>on</strong>e therapy prevent heart<br />

attacks?<br />

* More than 27,000 women age 50-79<br />

* Women with risk factors and previous heart disease<br />

included<br />

* Planned durati<strong>on</strong> 8 years<br />

* Tested the horm<strong>on</strong>es thought to be associated with<br />

reduced risk of heart attacks (observati<strong>on</strong>al studies)<br />

Estrogen = C<strong>on</strong>jugated equine estrogen (women without uterus)<br />

plus<br />

Progestin = medroxyprogester<strong>on</strong>e acetate (women with uterus)

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