QuickStats: Annual Rate of Visits* to Office-Based Physicians and
Hospital Outpatient Departments During Which Combination
Estrogen-Progestin Hormone Therapy Was Prescribed for Women Aged
>40 years, by Age Group --- United States, 2001--2003
* Per 100 women in age group.
From 2001 to 2003, the overall rate of visits to physicians during which combination
estrogen-progestin hormone therapy was prescribed decreased by 44%. The decline was greatest among women aged
>50 years. In July 2002, the National Institutes of Health terminated a clinical trial of combined hormone
therapy (a component of the Women's Health Initiative) after investigators determined that the associated
health risks outweighed the benefits.
SOURCE: Hing E, Brett K. Changes in U.S. prescribing patterns of menopausal hormone
replacement therapy, 2001--2003. Obstet Gynecol 2006;108:33--40.
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