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Hormone Replacement Therapy
Transdermal HRT gets thumbs up from women in clinical trial
July 14th, 2005
Researchers with Radiant Development (Chicago, Illinois) conducted a "multicenter, open-label, single-arm study [to evaluate] subject satisfaction and improvements in menopausal quality of life among menopausal women using the CombiPatch transdermal system consisting of 17 beta-estradiol 0.05 mg plus norethindrone acetate 0.14 mg in a matrix patch formulation." According to the study, "The 193 postmenopausal women between the ages of 45 and 65 years who comprised the modified intent-to-treat population (at least one patch and one efficacy assessment) were required to have reported at least five daily moderate-to-severe hot flashes and episodes of nocturnal sweating upon...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-07-14)
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