Open AccessAre women using postmenopausal estrogens? A community survey.
Author(s) -
Richard B. Harris,
Ami Laws,
Vijaya Reddy,
Arthur G. King,
William L. Haskell
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.80.10.1266
Subject(s) - estrogen , progestin , medicine , telephone survey , estrogen therapy , demography , hormone therapy , postmenopausal women , gynecology , gerontology , endocrinology , breast cancer , marketing , cancer , sociology , business
Self-reported estrogen and progestin use in a California community was determined in 1986-87 from a telephone survey of postmenopausal women (n = 954) ages 50-65 years. Current use of hormones was reported by 32 percent; 26 percent took estrogens alone while 6 percent used estrogen + progestin. Comparisons pointed to significant social network and medical care utilization differences. Women who used estrogen therapy were younger, thinner, lived in smaller household units, and were less likely to be widowed.