Estrogen Therapy for Osteoporosis—Even in the Elderly
Authors: Susan M. Ott
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1992)

Editorials1 July 1992Estrogen Therapy for Osteoporosis—Even in the ElderlySusan M. Ott, MDSusan M. Ott, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-117-1-85 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCompared with some of the other consequences of estrogen replacement therapy, the skeletal effects are well defined and noncontroversial. This is in contrast to other effects of estrogen. Despite dozens of studies about the possible risk for breast cancer, two recent meta-analyses have reached opposite conclusions (1, 2). Although most of the epidemiologic studies have found a beneficial effect of estrogen on coronary artery disease (3), the data are not conclusive because the studies of estrogen use and coronary artery disease were not randomized trials. 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