Compounded non-FDA–approved menopausal hormone therapy prescriptions have increased
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Compounded bioidentical menopausal hormone therapy
Although improvement in long-term health is no longer an indication for menopausal hormone therapy, evidence supporting fewer adverse events in younger women, combined with its high overall effectiveness, has reinforced its usefulness for short-term treatment of menopausal symptoms. Menopausal therapy has been provided not only by commercially available products but also by compounding, or crea...
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عنوان ژورنال: Menopause
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1072-3714
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000000567