Women’s Health Initiative

“…is a long-term national health study that focuses on strategies for preventing heart disease, breast and colorectal cancer, and osteoporosis in postmenopausal…”.1

Date

What can it be important to be clear about with hormone therapy (HT) information?

I think 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?

I think 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. The original WHI study began in the early 1990s and concluded in 2005”.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 Study Parts

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”.4

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:

Women’s Health Initiative “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”.5

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”.6

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 through another extension that will conclude in 2020. NHLBI intends to fund the next Extension Study for the follow-up of WHI participants through 2027”.7

Cardiovascular Disease, Cancers, and Osteoporotic Fractures

What are the 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”.8

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”.9

Health Topics A-Z

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  2. 2016 IMS Recommendations on Women’s Midlife Health and Menopause Hormone Therapy
  3. 9 Myths and Misunderstandings About Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT): 2. Myth – Breast Cancer Is the Most Common Cause of Death In Postmenopausal Women
  4. 9 Myths and Misunderstandings About Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT): 3. Misunderstanding – One-Quarter of Women Who Take MHT Get Breast Cancer
  5. 9 Myths and Misunderstandings About Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT): 4. Misunderstanding – MHT Increases the Risk of Heart Disease
  6. 9 Myths and Misunderstandings About Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT): 6. Myth – Complementary Medicines and Therapies Are As Effective As MHT and Safer
  7. 9 Myths and Misunderstandings About Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT): 7. Myth – Compounded Bioidentical Hormone Therapy Is Safer Than Conventional MHT
  8. A Decade After the Women’s Health Initiative–the Experts Do Agree
  9. About WHI
  10. Bioidentical Hormones Explained – A British Menopause Society Video
  11. Bioidentical Hormones: Are They Safer?
  12. Combined Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT)
  13. Complementary Medicine Options for Menopausal Symptoms
  14. Complementary and Alternative Therapies Explained – A British Menopause Society Video
  15. Compounded Bioidentical Hormone Therapy [Video]
  16. Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Explained – A British Menopause Society Video
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  18. Deciding About Hormone Therapy Use
  19. Decidir Sobre La Hormonoterapia
  20. Estrogen & Hormones: Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy
  21. Fact Sheets and Downloads: Additional Downloadable Resources – Vaginal Estrogen Therapy
  22. Facts About Heart Disease In Women
  23. Goredforwomen.org [Go Red for Women]
  24. HRT and Breast Cancer: Overall Risks and Benefits Explained – A British Menopause Society Video
  25. HRT and the Risk of Breast Cancer Explained – A British Menopause Society Video
  26. HRT: Summary
  27. HRT: The History – HRT Timeline
  28. Hormone Help Desk: ET, EPT, and More
  29. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
  30. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Explained – A British Menopause Society Video
  31. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): Risks
  32. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): Types
  33. Hormone Replacement Therapy Safe, Despite Rare Blood Clot Risks From Tablets
  34. Hormone Therapy In Postmenopausal Women: Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions
  35. Hormone Therapy: Is It Right for You?
  36. Hormones After Age 65 Are OK for Some Women
  37. Hot Flashes: Manage Without Medication?
  38. Hot Flashes: What Can I Do?
  39. Hot Stuff: What’s New About Hot Flashes?
  40. Index To Drug-Specific Information [United States]
  41. Information About Menopause [Multiply Languages] [Videos]
  42. Ischemic Heart Disease: What Should Women Know?
  43. Know Your Numbers? They Could Just Save Your Life
  44. Know Your Risk
  45. MHT and Breast Cancer Risk
  46. Making Sense of Menopausal Hormone Therapy Means Understanding the Benefits As Well As the Risks
  47. Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Cancer
  48. Menopause
  49. Menopause
  50. Menopause
  51. Menopause Explained – A British Menopause Society Video
  52. Menopause FAQs: Expert Answers To Frequently Asked Questions About Menopause
  53. Menopause FAQs: Hormone Therapy for Menopause Symptoms – Q. Who should not use hormone therapy?
  54. Menopause Hormone Therapy: Who Shouldn’t Take It?
  55. Menopause Management: Menopause Hormone Therapy (MHT) – Benefits & Risks of MHT
  56. Menopause Management: Menopause Hormone Therapy (MHT) – What Are the Risks of MHT?
  57. Menopause Matters
  58. Menopause Symptoms and Relief
  59. Menopause Treatment
  60. Menopause – Is Menopausal Hormone Therapy (HRT) Safe? [Multiply Languages] [Video]
  61. Menopause – What Is Menopausal Hormone Therapy (HRT)? [Multiply Languages] [Video]
  62. Menopause: Diagnosis & Treatment
  63. Menopause: Diagnosis and Management – Information for the Public: Questions To Ask About Menopause [NICE Guideline]
  64. Menopause: Medicines To Help You
  65. Menopause: Menopause – Hormone Treatments
  66. Misinterpretation of WHI Results Decreased Use of Hormones, Even In Women Not At Risk [Women’s Health Initiative]
  67. NAMS Journal Menopause Reflects on the WHI 10 Years Later
  68. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: How Safe Is This Product or Practice?
  69. Non-Hormonal Treatment Options for Menopausal Symptoms
  70. NonHormonal Treatments for Menopausal Symptoms
  71. Office of Dietary Supplements: Calcium
  72. Office of Dietary Supplements: Vitamin D
  73. Oestrogen Only Menopausal Hormone Therapy
  74. Osteoporosis Explained – A British Menopause Society Video
  75. Practical Prescribing Explained – A British Menopause Society Video
  76. Psychosocial Stress and Bone Loss Among Postmenopausal Women: Results From the Women’s Health Initiative
  77. Revised Global Consensus Statement on Menopausal Hormone Therapy
  78. Risks and Benefits of MHT/HRT
  79. Sorry Folks, We Were Wrong At the Time
  80. The Evidence Base for HRT: What Can We Believe?
  81. The Women’s Health Initiative
  82. The Women’s Health Initiative Study and Hormone Therapy – What Have We Learned 10 Years On?
  83. Tibolone As Menopausal Hormone Therapy
  84. Tipos de Hormonoterapia
  85. Types of Hormone Therapy
  86. Urogenital Atrophy Explained – A British Menopause Society Video
  87. Urogenital Problems
  88. Vaginal Dryness
  89. Video Series-2018 – Risks and Benefits of Long Term Hormone Therapy
  90. Video Series-2018 – Tailoring Estrogen Therapy for Maximum Cardiovascular Health
  91. Video Series-2020 – Bone Health What You Need To Know
  92. Video Series-2020 – How To Talk To Your Primary Care Clinician About Your Overall Health
  93. Video Series-2020 – TSECs—A New Treatment for Hot Flashes and Night Sweats
  94. What Is Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) and Is It Safe?Video Series-2020 – What Women Need To Know About Heart Disease
  95. WHI Randomised Study Long Term Follow Up Results – December 2019: HRT and Breast Cancer
  96. What Is Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) and Is It Safe?
  97. Women’s Health Initiative
  98. Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)
  99. Women’s Health Initiative Reaffirms Use of Short-Term Hormone Replacement Therapy for Younger Women
  100. Women’s Wellness: Treating Hot Flashes and Night Sweats Without Hormones [+ Video]

Sources

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  1. About WHI. Women’s Health Initiative https://www.whi.org/page/about-whi Accessed: 28 October 2020
  2. About WHI. Women’s Health Initiative https://www.whi.org/page/about-whi Accessed: 28 October 2020
  3. 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: 28 October 2020
  4. 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: 28 October 2020
  5. 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: 28 October 2020
  6. Women’s Health Initiative (WHI): At A Glance. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute https://www.whi.org/page/about-whi Accessed: 28 October 2020
  7. About WHI. Women’s Health Initiative https://www.whi.org/page/about-whi Accessed: 28 October 2020
  8. About WHI. Women’s Health Initiative https://www.whi.org/page/about-whi Accessed: 28 October 2020
  9. 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/manage/images/pdf/ba6379e868044bec13015ac2b84f2753.pdf Accessed: 28 October 2020

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