Not exact matches
Related sites Press release about the WISDOM steering committee's recommendation to continue the study The Medical Research Council More information about the
WHI study and the reasons it was
stopped JAMA paper describing the results from WISDOM
Related sites Press release about the decision to continue WISDOM More information about the
WHI study and the reasons it was
stopped JAMA paper describing the results from WISDOM
The massive switch was more a product of the rank and file Physicians who
stopped writing prescriptions for Medroxyprogesterone (MPA), also called Provera ™, the synthetic hormone used in the
WHI study.
In 2004,
WHI researchers also
stopped giving HT to women who had undergone hysterectomy, because those taking estrogen alone had a higher rate of stroke than those taking the placebo.
According to a recently published study from the Women's Health Initiative (
WHI), women who quit taking combination estrogen - progestin pills face increased cancer risks long after they
stop using the drugs.
In reporting on women who participated in the Women's Health Initiative (
WHI) study, you stated that the women who took estrogen and progesterone faced an increased risk of cancer after they
stopped the treatment.