Monday December 30,2002

Menopause

The National Institutes of Health: Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
Established in 1991, this 15-year clinical study focuses on the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), diet, and calcium and vitamin D supplements on heart disease, breast and colorectal cancer, and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. This Web site provides an overview on the program, plus updates and mid-study observations. It includes a discussion of the July 2002 decision for the early stopping of the Estrogen plus Progestin portion of the trial.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/

MEDLINEplus: Hormone Replacement Therapy
Links to news and information about post-menopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Includes reports of clinical trials and other research into the use of estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone; fact sheets on HRT; information on alternative therapy; and links to related organizations.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hormonereplacementtherapy.html

Questions and Answers: Use of Hormones After Menopause
This site addresses the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) by post-menopausal women. Risk factors for heart disease, cancer, and bone conditions from the use of estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone are discussed. Research cited includes the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study, which associated combined estrogen and progestin therapy with increased cardiovascular disease risks. From the National Cancer Institute.
http://newscenter.cancer.gov/pressreleases/estrogenplus.html

North American Menopause Society (NAMS)
The North American Menopause Society is a non-profit professional organization for health care practitioners, psychologists, and social scientists. Their Web site provides accurate, unbiased, current information about all aspects of perimenopause and menopause. Users will find a core curriculum study guide, patient education materials, scientific news, meeting abstracts, and continuing education opportunities there. The interdisciplinary scope of the resources makes them valuable for scholars in many fields and interesting for lay users as well.
http://www.menopause.org/

Power Surge
This site full of flashy graphics calls itself a "warm and caring community for women in menopause." It features interactive chats, medical consultants, and guest conferences with women's health experts such as Dr. Susan Love and Gail Sheehy. Transcripts of previous conferences are archived. There are articles in the reading room and FAQs as well as links to other women's health sites. Advertising is discrete and sometimes woven into the answers to questions.
http://www.power-surge.com/

Menopause Online
The Women's Health Center in Connecticut and the editors of Prevention Magazine want to provide women with up-to-date, easy to use information about menopause or perimenopause. Find information on health resources, menopause problems, treatments, vitamins, herbal remedies, etc. Take a health test, or link to a chat room, or a bulletin board.
http://menopause-online.com/

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