“The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)
is a long-term national health study funded by the
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, or NHLBI”.1
Date
What can it be important to be clear about with hormone therapy (HT) information?
It can be important to be clear about the date of all information including the date of HT information, because this information may have been updated.
Symptoms or Chronic Conditions
What can it also be important to be clear about with HT information?
It can also be important to be clear about whether HT information is about the use of HT for the management of menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes, night sweats and vaginal dryness; or for the prevention of chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, cancers, and osteoporotic fractures.
Women’s Health Initiative
What is the (United States) Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)?
In About WHI the WHI elaborate on:
“The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) is a long-term national health study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, or NHLBI”.2
Goal
What is the goal of the WHI?
In Women’s Health Initiative (WHI): What Is the Goal of the WHI? the NHLBI explain:
“The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), is a long-term national health study that focuses on strategies for preventing heart disease, breast and colorectal cancer, and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. These chronic diseases are the major causes of death, disability, and frailty in older women of all races and socioeconomic backgrounds”.3
Original WHI Study Dates
When was the original WHI study?
In About WHI the WHI note:
“The original WHI study began in the early 1990s and concluded in 2005”.4
Original WHI Study
In the original WHI study, what were the three parts?
In Women’s Health Initiative (WHI): What Is the Goal of the WHI? the NHLBI explain:
“The original WHI study had three parts—a clinical trial, an observational study, and a community prevention study—and completed data collection in 2005”.5
Expectations
What did the WHI’s researchers expect to find in their two studies in the hormone trial?
On page one in the NAMS Journal Menopause Reflects on the WHI Ten Years Later the North American Menopause Society explain:
“Researchers expected to find that hormones prevented chronic conditions of aging in women, including heart disease. Instead, they found that hormones produced a mix of risks and benefits”.6
Heart Disease
What did the WHI find about hormone replacement therapy and heart disease?
In Women’s Health Initiative (WHI): At A Glance the NHLBI note:
- “The WHI found that hormone replacement therapy did not prevent heart disease in postmenopausal women as once thought”.7
Extension Studies
What are the WHI’s extension studies?
In About WHI the WHI explain:
“Since 2005, the WHI has continued as Extension Studies, which are annual collections of health updates and outcomes in active participants. The second Extension Study enrolled 93,500 women in 2010 and follow-up of these women continues annually”.8
Extension Studies Main Areas of Research
What are the extension studies main areas of research?
In About WHI the WHI elaborate on:
“As with the original WHI study, the main areas of research are cardiovascular disease, cancers, and osteoporotic fractures. While WHI continues to focus on strategies to prevent the major causes of death, disability, and frailty in older women, the breadth and richness of the WHI data allow for the exploration and investigation of many more research questions on women’s health and aging”.9
Health Care Provider
What if I choose to use menopausal hormone therapy (MHT)?
If you choose to use MHT, it may be in your best interest to also choose to talk to your health care provider about this.
One of the points of consensus in the Revised Global Consensus Statement on Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Section A: Benefit/Risk Profile of MHT – endorsed by seven menopause-related organizations – published online 20 June 2016, is:
- “MHT, including tibolone and the combination of conjugated equine estrogens and bazedoxifene (CE/BZA), is the most effective treatment for vasomotor symptoms (VMS) associated with menopause at any age, but benefits are more likely to outweigh risks if initiated for symptomatic women before the age of 60 years or within 10 years after menopause”.10
Health Topics A-Z
Where may I find Health Topics related to the Women’s Health Initiative?
In Health Topics A-Z you may find:
Health Topics A-Z
- Hormone Therapy
- Hormone Therapy 2016 Revised Global Consensus Statement
- Hormone Therapy 2017 Update for Chronic Conditions
- Hormone Therapy Benefits and Risks
- Hormone Therapy Videos
- Hormone Therapy and Estrogen Plus Progestogen Therapy
- Hormone Therapy and Estrogen Therapy
- Menopause and Cardiovascular Disease
- Osteoporosis
- Postmenopause and Chronic Disease Prevention
Links
Where may I find Links related to Women’s Health Initiative?
Your Country may have Links similar to:
Links
This Links List to third party websites is neither comprehensive nor exhaustive. Inclusion on this Links List does not imply endorsement or recommendation. Non-inclusion on this Links List does not imply non-endorsement or non-recommendation. Third party websites are not under the control of Meno Martha International Menopause Directory. Third party websites may contain explicit medical images and/or sexual references. Please read Meno Martha International Menopause Directory’s Links Policy before proceeding to a Link. Please contact Webmaster if you experience a problem with a Link.- 15 Top Medical Organizations Agree on Hormone Therapy Use: 10 Years Have Passed Since Women’s Health Initiative Raised Questions
- 20 Years of Data Lead To Changes In Perceptions, Usage of Menopausal HT
- 9 Myths and Misunderstandings About Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT)
- A Decade After the Women’s Health Initiative–the Experts Do Agree
- About WHI
- BMS & WHC’s 2020 Recommendations on Hormone Replacement Therapy In Menopausal Women
- Bioidentical Hormones Explained – A British Menopause Society Video
- Bioidentical Hormones: Are They Safer?
- Blood Pressure Control and Glaucoma Risk In Postmenopausal Women: An Analysis From the Women’s Health Initiative
- Combined Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT)
- Complementary Medicine Options for Menopausal Symptoms
- Complementary and Alternative Therapies Explained – A British Menopause Society Video
- Consumer Health: Menopause, Hormone Replacement Therapy and Heart Health
- Consumer Health: Women’s Health and Living A Longer, Healthier Life
- Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Explained – A British Menopause Society Video
- Deciding About Hormone Therapy Use
- EMAS Replay: Risk Assessment for MHT – When, To Whom, Which, and How Long?
- EMAS Replay: Role of Progestogens In MHT [ Multiply Languages]
- Estrogen & Hormones: Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Estrogen, Hormone Therapy and Menopause
- Find A Menopause Practitioner [United States and Other]
- Find An AMS Doctor [Australasian Menopause Society i.e. Australia and New Zealand]
- Find Your Nearest BMS Menopause Specialist [British Menopause Society]
- Goredforwomen.org [Go Red for Women]
- HRT and Breast Cancer: Overall Risks and Benefits Explained – A British Menopause Society Video
- HRT and the Risk of Breast Cancer Explained – A British Menopause Society Video
- HRT: Benefits and Risks
- HRT: Summary
- HRT: The History – HRT Timeline
- HRT: Types, Doses and Regimens
- Health After Menopause
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Explained – A British Menopause Society Video
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): Risks
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): Types
- Hormone Replacement Therapy Safe, Despite Rare Blood Clot Risks From Tablets
- Hormone Therapy In Postmenopausal Women: Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions
- Hormone Therapy: Is It Right for You?
- Hot Flashes: Manage Without Medication?
- Hot Flashes: What Can I Do?
- Index To Drug-Specific Information [United States]
- Infertility and Risk of Heart Failure In the Women’s Health Initiative
- Information About Menopause [Multiply Languages] [Videos]
- Making Sense of Menopausal Hormone Therapy Means Understanding the Benefits As Well As the Risks
- Managing Menopausal Symptoms—Hormone Replacement Therapy Is Not the Only Option!
- Mayo Clinic Minute: What Is Heart Disease? [+ Video]
- Menopausal Hormone Therapy Trends Before Versus After 2002: Impact of the Women’s Health Initiative Study Results
- Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Cancer
- Menopause
- Menopause
- Menopause
- Menopause
- Menopause
- Menopause Explained – A British Menopause Society Video
- Menopause FAQs: Hormone Therapy for Menopause Symptoms
- Menopause Hormone Therapy: Who Shouldn’t Take It?
- Menopause Management: Menopause Hormone Therapy (MHT) – Benefits & Risks of MHT
- Menopause Management: Menopause Hormone Therapy (MHT) – What Are the Risks of MHT?
- Menopause Map
- Menopause Map: Downloadable Resources – My Personal Path Print Tools: Questions for Your Health Care Provider
- Menopause and Long-Term Health In Vulnerable Populations
- Menopause: Diagnosis & Treatment
- Menopause: How Will It Affect My Health? [Multiply Languages] [Video]
- Menopause: Is Menopausal Hormone Therapy (HRT) Safe? [Multiply Languages] [Video]
- Menopause: Medicines To Help You
- Menopause: Menopause – Hormone Treatments
- Menopause: What Is Menopausal Hormone Therapy (HRT)? [Multiply Languages] [Video]
- Misinterpretation of WHI Results Decreased Use of Hormones, Even In Women Not At Risk [Women’s Health Initiative]
- NAMS Journal Menopause Reflects on the WHI 10 Years Later
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: How Safe Is This Product or Practice?
- Oestrogen Only Menopausal Hormone Therapy
- Perimenopause
- Perimenopauset
- Persistent Gap In Menopause Care 20 Years After the WHI: A Population-Based Study of Menopause-Related Symptoms and Their Management [11 August 2022]
- Psychosocial Stress and Bone Loss Among Postmenopausal Women: Results From the Women’s Health Initiative
- Revised Global Consensus Statement on Menopausal Hormone Therapy
- Risks and Benefits of MHT
- Sorry Folks, We Were Wrong At the Time
- The Menopause: After the Menopause
- The Menopause: Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) [+ Video: Is HRT Bad for You?]
- The Women’s Health Initiative
- The Women’s Health Initiative Study and Hormone Therapy – What Have We Learned 10 Years On?
- Tibolone As Menopausal Hormone Therapy
- Types of Hormone Therapy
- Video Series-2021: Treatment Options for Vaginal Dryness and Urinary Issues
- Video Series-2021: What Women Need to Know About Hormone Therapies
- Video Series-2021: What You Need To Know About the #1 Cause of Death in Women
- Video Series-2022: Hormone Therapy: Understanding the Risks and Benefits
- Video Series-2022: New Treatment Options for Menopause Symptoms Are Around the Corner
- Video Series-2022: Understanding Screening Guidelines for Breast Cancer and the Importance of Identifying Risk Factors
- Videos and Podcasts: Interviews and Podcasts – Interviews: Menopause More Than Hot Flashes
- Videos and Podcasts: Interviews and Podcasts – Interviews: Prevention of Chronic Diseases In Women: Where Does MHT Fit In?
- Videos and Podcasts: Interviews and Podcasts – Interviews: The Women’s Health Initiative – What Can We Believe?
- Videos and Podcasts: World Menopause Day 2021 – Interviews: Bone Health What Why and How
- WHI Randomised Study Long Term Follow Up Results – December 2019: HRT and Breast Cancer
- WHI Webinar: Hormone Therapy
- Webinars: Previous – Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease With MHT – Where Are We Now?
- Webinars: Previous – The Early Menopausal Patient
- Women’s Health Initiative
- Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)
- Women’s Health Initiative Reaffirms Use of Short-Term Hormone Replacement Therapy for Younger Women
Sources
Where may I find the Sources quoted?
You may find the Sources quoted at:
Sources
- About WHI. Women’s Health Initiative https://www.whi.org/page/about-whi Accessed: 11 May 2022
- About WHI. Women’s Health Initiative https://www.whi.org/page/about-whi Accessed: 11 May 2022
- Women’s Health Initiative (WHI): What Is the Goal of the WHI? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute https://www.whi.org/page/about-whi Accessed: 11 May 2022
- About WHI. Women’s Health Initiative https://www.whi.org/page/about-whi Accessed: 11 February 2022
- Women’s Health Initiative (WHI): What Is the Goal of the WHI? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute https://www.whi.org/page/about-whi Accessed: 11 May 2022
- NAMS Journal Menopause Reflects on the WHI Ten Years Later. 29 May 2012:1. North American Menopause Society https://www.menopause.org/docs/default-document-library/pr12whi.pdf?sfvrsn=2 Accessed: 11 May 2022
- Women’s Health Initiative (WHI): At A Glance. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute https://www.whi.org/page/about-whi Accessed: 11 May 2022
- About WHI. Women’s Health Initiative https://www.whi.org/page/about-whi Accessed: 11 May 2022
- About WHI. Women’s Health Initiative https://www.whi.org/page/about-whi Accessed: 11 May 2022
- De Villiers, T. J., Hall, J. E., Pinkerton, J. V., Pérez, S. C., Rees, M., Yang, C. and Pierroz, D. D. Revised Global Consensus Statement on Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Section A: Benefit/Risk Profile of MHT. Climacteric, 2016;19:4:313 https://www.imsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/global-consensus-hrt-2016-06.pdf Accessed: 11 May 2022