Individualizing Therapy to Prevent Long-term Consequences of Estrogen Deficiency in Postmenopausal Women
Author(s) -
Nananda F. Col,
Stephen G. Pauker,
Robert J. Goldberg,
Mark H. Eckman,
Richard K. Orr,
Elizabeth M. Ross,
John B. Wong
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.159.13.1458
Subject(s) - raloxifene , medicine , hormone replacement therapy (female to male) , breast cancer , osteoporosis , selective estrogen receptor modulator , tibolone , tamoxifen , oncology , hormone therapy , menopause , hip fracture , alendronic acid , gynecology , cancer , bisphosphonate , testosterone (patch)
Alendronate sodium and raloxifene hydrochloride were recently approved for the prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis, but data on their clinical efficacy are limited. We compared these drugs with hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to help women and physicians guide postmenopausal treatment decisions.
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