Recent in vitro data provide evidence that estrogen may assist in the maintenance of
nervous tissue viability. Anecdotal reports suggest a lower prevalence of SDAT in
postmenopausal women who have received estrogen replacement therapy although
published data are conflicting. The purposes of this study are to determine whether the
incidence...
In the United States, falls are the leading cause of unintentional death with one of every three people 65 years and older falling each year. Falls account for approximately 95% of hip fractures among older adults and falls to the side predominate hip fracture related falls in this population. However,...
Low physical activity levels and high serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) in both men and women. However, postmenopausal women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may have increased risk of CAD because of HRT-related increases in serum CRP. There are two manuscripts...
This investigation was conducted to determine the
effect of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) on vitamin B-6
status of postmenopausal women. Nineteen postmenopausal
women served as subjects. Nine (54.7 + 4.7 years) were
taking ERT (experimental group); ten (56.8 + 2.3 years)
were not (control group). For three consecutive days,
subjects...
Postmenopausat women on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have been reported to be stronger when compared to women who are not using HRT. The first goal of this study was to investigate whether muscle morphology was altered in women who use HRT when compared to women who do not use HAT....
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