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Menopause, hormone replacement therapy

Asia

• Climacteric
  • Updated clinical recommendations for the use of tibolone in Asian women [2010]

Australia

• National Health and Medical Research Council
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy [2005]
  • Hormone replacement therapy for women at or after the menopause - A comprehensive literature review [2004]

Australia, New Zealand

• Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Management of the menopause [2011]

Canada

• Public Health Agency of Canada
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
  • Menopause and osteoporosis update 2009 [2009]

Germany

• Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
  • Hormone therapy in perimenopause and postmenopause (HT) [2011]

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Guidelines for the Administration of Hormone Replacement Therapy [2006]

International

• Cochrane Library
  • Oestrogen and progestogen hormone replacement therapy for peri-menopausal and post-menopausal women: weight and body fat distribution

Italy

• BMC Women's Health
  • Informing women about hormone replacement therapy: the Consensus conference statement [2009]

Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Position statement of the Menopause Society of Sri Lanka on estrogen and progestogen use in peri- and post-menopausal women and some other management options [2009]

Sweden

• Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy [2002]

United Kingdom

• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Ovarian cyst aspiration - query bank [2009]
  • Menopause and Hormone Replacement - study group recommendations [2004]
  • Ovarian Cysts in Postmenopausal Women [2003]

• Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
  • Consensus Conference on Hormone Replacement Therapy [2003]

United States of America

• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
  • AACE Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for Diagnosis and Treatment of Menopause [2006]

• American Cancer Society
  • Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy and Cancer Risk [2009]

• American Society for Reproductive Medicine
  • Menopause

• CDC Reproductive Health
  • Menopause

• Food and Drug Administration
  • Menopause and Hormones

• Lab Tests Online - American Association for Clinical Chemistry
  • Menopause

• Madigan Army Medical Center
  • Perimenopausal Symptoms Referral Guidelines [2009]

• National Guideline Clearinghouse
  • Estrogen and progestogen use in postmenopausal women: 2010 position statement of The North American Menopause Society [2010]
  • Menopause and hormone replacement therapy (HRT): collaborative decision-making and management. Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement [2008]

• National Institutes of Health
  • NIH State-of-the-Science Conference Statement on Management of Menopause-Related Symptom [2005]

• North American Menopause Society
  • Estrogen and progestogen use in postmenopausal women: 2010 position statement of The North American Menopause Society [2010]
  • Estrogen and progestogen use in postmenopausal women: July 2008 position statement of The North American Menopause Society [2008]
  • Recommendations for estrogen and progestogen use in peri- and postmenopausal women [2004]

• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy for the Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women [2005]

WHO

• WHO Reproductive Health Library
  • Long-term hormone therapy for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women [2006]

• World Health Organization
  • Ageing and sexual and reproductive health

Articles in journals

• American Family Physician
  • Health Maintenance for Postmenopausal Women [2008]
  • Managing Menopause [2000]

• Arthritis Research & Therapy
  • Osteoarthritis associated with estrogen deficiency [2009]

• Australian Family Physician
  • Menopausal transition – assessment in general practice [2011]
  • Hormone therapy – where are we now? [2011]

• Bangladesh Medical Journal
  • Menopause and Hormone Therapy [2007]

• British Journal of Anaesthesia
  • Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and anaesthesia [2001]

• British Medical Journal
  • Benefits and harms associated with hormone replacement therapy: clinical decision analysis [2004]
  • Taking hormone replacement therapy [2003]
  • Making decisions about hormone replacement therapy [2003]

• Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • Risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy: The evidence speaks [2003]
  • Hormone replacement therapy: a time for pause [2002]

• Cancer
  • Increased ovarian cancer risk associated with menopausal estrogen therapy is reduced by adding a progestin [2009]

• Chest
  • Hormones and Breathing [2002]

• Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
  • How menopause affects oral health, and what we can do about it [2009]

• Endocrine Reviews
  • Ovarian Aging: Mechanisms and Clinical Consequences [2009]
  • Complex Actions of Sex Steroids in Adipose Tissue, the Cardiovascular System, and Brain: Insights from Basic Science and Clinical Studies [2006]

• Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
  • The Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) scale: A methodological review [2004]

• Hormones
  • Where postmenopausal hormone therapy stands today [2009]

• Human Reproduction
  • Hormone replacement therapy: pathobiological aspects of hormone-sensitive cancers in women relevant to epidemiological studies on HRT: a mini-review [2005]

• Human Reproduction Update
  • Growth hormone, menopause and ageing: no definite evidence for ‘rejuvenation’ with growth hormone [2009]
  • Genetic studies to identify genes underlying menopausal age [2005]
  • Culture and symptom reporting at menopause [2005]

• International Journal of Epidemiology
  • Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) - risks and benefits [2001]

• Israel Medical Association Journal
  • Bisphosphonate and Estrogen Replacement Therapy for Postmenopausal Periodontitis [2004]

• Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • The Emergence of the Metabolic Syndrome with Menopause [2003]
  • Tibolone for Postmenopausal Women: Systematic Review of Randomized Trials [2002]

• Journal of Endocrinology
  • Postmenopausal hormone therapy: from monkey glands to transdermal patches [2005]

• Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions
  • Changes in muscle mass and strength after menopause [2009]

• Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada (JOGC)
  • Hormone therapy: rigour and responsibility in knowledge translation [2009]

• Journal of the American Board of Family Practice
  • Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Low-Dose Hormone Therapy in Managing Menopausal Symptoms [2009]

• Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • Selective estrogen receptor modulation and reduction in risk of breast cancer, osteoporosis, and coronary heart disease [2001]

• Medical Journal of Australia
  • HRT: a reappraisal of the risks and benefits [2007]
  • Transdermal progesterone creams for postmenopausal women: more hype than hope? [2005]
  • Menopause: new therapies [2003]
  • Hormone replacement therapy: to use or not to use? [2003]

• Reproduction
  • Neuroendocrine control of reproductive aging: roles of GnRH neurons [2006]

• Respiratory Research
  • Female smokers beyond the perimenopausal period are at increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2006]

• Women's Health
  • Advances in the treatment of menopausal symptoms [2009]

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