Mala S. Sivanandy, MD Women’s Health Fellow, Cleveland Clinic Women’s Health Center, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
Nziavake Masimasi, MD Women’s Health Fellow, Cleveland Clinic Women’s Health Center, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
Holly L. Thacker, MD Director, Cleveland Clinic Women’s Health Center, Associate Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University
Address: Holly L. Thacker, MD, Women’s Health Center, A10, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail: thackeh@ccf.org
Dr. Thacker has indicated that she serves as a consultant and on the speaker’s bureau for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.
ABSTRACTHormonal therapy remains the gold standard for treating menopausal symptoms. In addition, some formulations are indicated for preventing and treating bone loss. In this article, we review some of the hormonal regimens that have been approved in the past 5 years.