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Comparative Study
. 1995 Mar;59(1):57-60.
doi: 10.1016/0028-2243(94)02002-v.

Hormone replacement therapy: compliance and cost after screening for osteoporosis

D J Torgerson  1 , C Donaldson, I T Russell, D M Reid
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Comparative Study

Hormone replacement therapy: compliance and cost after screening for osteoporosis

D J Torgerson et al. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 1995 Mar.

Abstract

Objective: To assess HRT compliance and cost 1 year after population screening for low bone density.

Design: Postal questionnaire sent out to women 1 year after having a bone density scan.

Main outcome measures: Compliance with HRT, type of HRT and cost.

Results: Compliance with HRT after screening for women with low bone density was 48% for postmenopausal women and 59% for women with a simple hysterectomy. The most often used form of HRT was Estraderm (49%) for women with a hysterectomy, whilst for women with an intact uterus Prempak-C (54%) was the most popular. The average annual cost of treating women who had had a hysterectomy was 67 pounds whilst for women with an intact uterus it was 61 pounds, a non-significant difference.

Conclusions: Approximately 50% of women with low bone density had started HRT within 1 year of having a densitometry examination. Previous reports of the cost advantage of treating women who had had a hysterectomy relative to those who had not has been overstated.

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