The Effect of Hormone Replacement Therapy on Body Composition, Body Fat Distribution, and Insulin Sensitivity in Menopausal Women: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial | Zendy

Cynthia K. Sites | Zendy; Georgia D. L’Hommedieu | Zendy; Michael J. Toth | Zendy; Martin Brochu | Zendy; Brian C. Cooper | Zendy; Penny A. Fairhurst | Zendy

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The Effect of Hormone Replacement Therapy on Body Composition, Body Fat Distribution, and Insulin Sensitivity in Menopausal Women: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Author(s) -

Cynthia K. Sites,

Georgia D. L’Hommedieu,

Michael J. Toth,

Martin Brochu,

Brian C. Cooper,

Penny A. Fairhurst

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2004-1479

Subject(s) - medicine , hormone replacement therapy (female to male) , medroxyprogesterone acetate , endocrinology , placebo , menopause , insulin , medroxyprogesterone , body mass index , lean body mass , adipose tissue , hormone , testosterone (patch) , body weight , alternative medicine , pathology

After menopause, women gain abdominal fat and become less sensitive to insulin. We sought to determine whether hormone replacement therapy (HRT) reduced intraabdominal and sc abdominal fat and improved insulin sensitivity in early menopausal women.

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