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    USPSTF recommends against use of hormone therapy to prevent chronic disease

    • Last Update: 2022-05-27
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    The US Preventive Services Task Force does not recommend the use of estrogen in combination with progesterone or estrogen alone for primary prevention of chronic disease in postmenopausal patients


    Gerald Gartlehner, MD, MPH, RTI International University, Center for Evidence-Based Practice, Research Triangle Park, UNC-Chapel Hill, and colleagues update the effectiveness of hormone therapy in reducing the risk of chronic disease in postmenopausal women evidence


    Based on these findings, the USPSTF recommends postmenopausal women who have undergone hysterectomy for the primary prevention of chronic disease using combined estrogen and progesterone (Recommendation D), and postmenopausal women using estrogen alone for the primary prevention of chronic disease.


    A draft Evidence Review and Recommendation Statement has been released for public comment


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