Office Of Women's Health

Tuesday, March 18, 2003

Effects of Estrogen plus Progestin on Health-Related Quality of Life

New findings from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) were published in the New England Journal of Medicine (web version) on March 17, 2003. Effects of Estrogen plus Progestin on Health-Related Quality of Life

The article will appear in the May 8, 2003 print version of the Journal. The National Institutes of Health established the Women's Health Initiative in 1991 to address the most common causes of death, disability and impaired quality of life in postmenopausal women. The WHI addresses cardiovascular disease, cancer, and osteoporosis. The WHI is a 15 year multi-million dollar endeavor, and one of the largest U.S. prevention studies of its kind. The three major components of the WHI are:

• a randomized controlled clinical trial of promising but unproven approaches to prevention;
• an observational study to identify predictors of disease;
• a study of community approaches to developing healthful behaviors.

For more information about the WHI, visit Office Of Women's Health