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Research from University of Sao Paulo Provides New Data on Depression

Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 19th, 2012

2012 JAN 19 -- According to the authors of a study from Sao Paulo, Brazil, "The efficacy of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) for mood disturbances associated with menopause has yet to be firmly established. The objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy of ERT for improving mood and anxiety of non-depressive postmenopausal women."

"This double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study involved two treatment groups: one receiving conjugated equine estrogens (CEEs; 0.625 mg/day) and the other placebo, for six cycles of 28 days each. Subjects were hysterectomized, healthy, non-depressive (according to Schedule for Affective Disorders and...

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