Estrogen Use and Postmenopausal Women: A National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference
Authors: Kenneth J. Ryan, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, Daniel D. Federman, Gerald A. Glowacki, Saul B. Gusberg, Elizabeth D. Jones, Howard L. Judd, Weldon G. Kolb, Stanley G. Korenman, Anne M. Seiden, Noel S. Weiss, Barbara S. Hulka, Isaac Schiff, Milton C. Weinstein, B. Lawrence Riggs
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1979)

Symposium1 December 1979Estrogen Use and Postmenopausal Women: A National Institutes of Health Consensus Development ConferenceKENNETH J. RYAN, M.D., ELIZABETH BARRETT-CONNOR, M.D., DANIEL D. FEDERMAN, M.D., GERALD A. GLOWACKI, M.D., SAUL B. GUSBERG, M.D., ELIZABETH D. JONES, M.S.W., HOWARD L. JUDD, M.D., WELDON G. KOLB, M.D., STANLEY G. KORENMAN, M.D., ANNE M. SEIDEN, M.D., NOEL S. WEISS, M.D., BARBARA S. HULKA, M.D., ISAAC SCHIFF, M.D., MILTON C. WEINSTEIN, PH.D., B. LAWRENCE RIGGS, M.D.KENNETH J. RYAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ELIZABETH BARRETT-CONNOR, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DANIEL D. FEDERMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GERALD A. GLOWACKI, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SAUL B. GUSBERG, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ELIZABETH D. JONES, M.S.W.Search for more papers by this author, HOWARD L. JUDD, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WELDON G. KOLB, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, STANLEY G. KORENMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ANNE M. SEIDEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, NOEL S. WEISS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BARBARA S. HULKA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ISAAC SCHIFF, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MILTON C. WEINSTEIN, PH.D.Search for more papers by this author, B. LAWRENCE RIGGS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-91-6-921 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA consensus development conference on Estrogen Use and Postmenopausal Women was held at the National Institutes of Health, 13-14 September 1979, to explore the risks and benefits of estrogen use. Among the subjects addressed were the benefits of estrogen use, including treatment for menopausal symptoms and possible prevention of osteoporosis; hazards of estrogen use; relative risks and benefits of various types of estrogen therapy; economic issues; and indications for and contraindications to estrogen use.The consensus conclusions reached and presented here are based on the three position papers prepared for the conference, the response of the panel, and the general... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: KENNETH J. RYAN, M.D.; ELIZABETH BARRETT-CONNOR, M.D.; DANIEL D. FEDERMAN, M.D.; GERALD A. GLOWACKI, M.D.; SAUL B. GUSBERG, M.D.; ELIZABETH D. JONES, M.S.W.; HOWARD L. JUDD, M.D.; WELDON G. KOLB, M.D.; STANLEY G. KORENMAN, M.D.; ANNE M. SEIDEN, M.D.; NOEL S. WEISS, M.D.; BARBARA S. HULKA, M.D.; ISAAC SCHIFF, M.D.; MILTON C. WEINSTEIN, PH.D.; B. LAWRENCE RIGGS, M.D. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySubjective Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients With and Without Fibromyalgia: Prevalence, Predictors, Correlates, and ConsequencesPathogenesis of OsteoporosisA risk-benefit analysis of elective bilateral oophorectomy: Effect of changes in compliance with estrogen therapy on outcomeEstrogens and boneEndocrinology and Metabolism in the ElderlyTREATMENT OF OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTUREDoes postmenopausal bone loss respond to estrogen replacement therapy independent of bone loss rate?Endocrinology and Metabolism in the ElderlyEffect of 1,25-dihydroxy - vitamin D 3 in itself or combined with hormone treatment in preventing postmenopausal osteoporosisConsensus StatementsBONE MASS IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN AFTER WITHDRAWAL OF OESTROGEN/GESTAGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPYOestrogen-replacement treatment in old age.Words as Scalpels: Transmitting Evidence in the Clinical DialogueSTANLEY JOEL REISER, M.D., Ph.D.Estrogen controversy and closure mechanisms: how did estrogen recover from being discredited? 1 December 1979Volume 91, Issue 6Page: 921-922KeywordsEstrogensOsteoporosisRelative risk ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1979 PDF downloadLoading ...