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Friday Aug 10, 2018
Author in the Room: Estrogen and Urinary Incontinence
Friday Aug 10, 2018
Friday Aug 10, 2018
March 2005 Author in the Room® Teleconference
Author: Susan L. Hendrix, DO
Article: "Effects of Estrogen with and Without Progestin Therapy on Urinary Incontinence"
Summary Points:
- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) should not be the treatment of choice for post-menopausal women with urinary incontinence.
- Post-menopausal women taking HRT should be regularly monitored for signs and symptoms of urinary incontinence.
- Post-menopausal women on HRT who develop urinary incontinence should be weaned off HRT.
- Post-menopausal women who elect to start HRT should be warned about the risks of developing urinary incontinence.
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