Combined Hormone Therapy, C-reactive Protein(CRP) Levels and Life Quality in Natural Menopause Women
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This study aims to assess the effect of low dose combined estradiol and norethindrone acetate hormone therapy on serum CRP levels and life quality in natural menopause women. 45 natural menopause women who admitted to Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology for 1 year and diagnosed as menopause and planned to have hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms involved in this study. The serum CRP levels and vasomotor symptoms scores graded according to Blatt-Kupperman Index and life quality scores according to Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL) in Turkish were recorded before and after (3 months later) low dose hormone treatment (1 mg Estradiol and 0.5 mg Norethindrone acetate).
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Blood was drawn for basal CRP from all patients [12 months]
The patients who were evaluated for the Blatt-Kupperman index and MENQOL questionnaire were given three months of treatment to the patient, which included 1.03 mg , Estradiol hemihydrate and 0.5 mg Norethindrone acetate
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Accepting consent to participate in the research and signing the form;
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Postmenopausal women 45-55 years old
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not having had menstruation for the past 6 months;
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Hormone results compatible with menopause (FSH> 20 milli-International unit(mIU) / mL, E2 <20 mIU / mL) and presence of vasomotor and/or menopausal symptoms (moderate to severe);
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no systemic disease (Diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, ischemic heart disease), or no infectious disease in the past 2 weeks;
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not taking any hormone therapy or medication for at least 2 months;
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no contraindications for hormone therapy in routine menopause evaluation;
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Willingness to take hormone therapy
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No smoking.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Any systemic disease (DM, HT, hyperlipidemia, ischemic heart disease) presence
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Smoking
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Contraindications for hormone therapy
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Failure to follow-up
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Inability to complete three months of hormone therapy
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Stopping hormone therapy due to vaginal bleeding during hormone therapy
Contacts and Locations
Locations
No locations specified.Sponsors and Collaborators
- Karadeniz Technical University
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 2007/25