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Estrogen plus progestin does not decrease— and may actually increase—the incidence of dementia, mild cognitive impairment, and cognitive dysfunction in elderly postmenopausal women. The effect of unopposed estrogen on these outcomes is still unknown. With these new findings and the recently reported results of the Women’s Health Initiative, for most women the benefits of estrogen plus progestin do not outweigh the risks.

 
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Shumaker SA, Legault C, Rapp SR, et al. Estrogen plus progestin and the incidence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in postmenopausal women. The Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2003; 289:2651–2662.

Nicole S. Culhane, PharmD, BCPS
Wilkes University, Nesbitt School of Pharmacy, Wyoming Valley Family Practice Residency, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. [email protected].

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Nicole S. Culhane, PharmD, BCPS
Wilkes University, Nesbitt School of Pharmacy, Wyoming Valley Family Practice Residency, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. [email protected].

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Shumaker SA, Legault C, Rapp SR, et al. Estrogen plus progestin and the incidence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in postmenopausal women. The Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2003; 289:2651–2662.

Nicole S. Culhane, PharmD, BCPS
Wilkes University, Nesbitt School of Pharmacy, Wyoming Valley Family Practice Residency, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. [email protected].

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PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS

Estrogen plus progestin does not decrease— and may actually increase—the incidence of dementia, mild cognitive impairment, and cognitive dysfunction in elderly postmenopausal women. The effect of unopposed estrogen on these outcomes is still unknown. With these new findings and the recently reported results of the Women’s Health Initiative, for most women the benefits of estrogen plus progestin do not outweigh the risks.

 
PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS

Estrogen plus progestin does not decrease— and may actually increase—the incidence of dementia, mild cognitive impairment, and cognitive dysfunction in elderly postmenopausal women. The effect of unopposed estrogen on these outcomes is still unknown. With these new findings and the recently reported results of the Women’s Health Initiative, for most women the benefits of estrogen plus progestin do not outweigh the risks.

 
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