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The impact of hormone replacement therapy on menopausal symptoms in younger high-risk women after prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Aug 2006
Madalinska Joanna B, van Beurden Marc, Bleiker Eveline M A, Valdimarsdottir Heiddis B, Hollenstein Judith, Massuger Leon F, Gaarenstroom Katja N, Mourits Marian J E, Verheijen René H M, van Dorst Eleonora B L, van der Putten Hans, van der Velden Ko, Boonstra Henk, Aaronson Neil K
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PURPOSE: Preventive health strategies for women at increased hereditary risk of ovarian cancer include gynecologic screening (GS) and/or prophylactic oophorectomy (PBSO). Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is often prescribed to compensate for postsurgical endocrine deficiencies. This study examined the impact of HRT use on levels of endocrine symptoms and sexual functioning among premenopausal women who have...
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