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- Hormone replacement for osteoporosis in women with primary biliary cirrhosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Nov-2011
Women with primary biliary cirrhosis often suffer from postmenopausal osteoporosis due to their age, or osteoporosis secondary to their liver disease, or treatments provided for their liver disease. Hormone replacement increases bone mineral density and r
- Hormone replacement therapy after surgery for epithelial ovarian cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Jan-2020
Women who have undergone surgical treatment for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) may develop menopausal symptoms due to immediate loss of ovarian function following surgery and chemotherapy. Women may experience vasomotor symptoms, sleep disturbance, diffi
- Hormone replacement therapy for cognitive function in postmenopausal women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Jun-2008
As estrogens have been found in animal models to be associated with the maintenance and protection of brain structures, it is biologically plausible that maintaining high levels of estrogens in postmenopausal women by medication could be protective agains
- Hormone replacement therapy for women with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-May-2013
There is conflicting information about the impact of the menopause on glycaemic control amongst women with type 1 diabetes. Some menopausal women with type 1 diabetes are treated with hormone replacement therapy (HRT) but the effects of this treatment hav
- Hormone replacement therapy to maintain cognitive function in women with dementia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Oct-2008
As estrogens have been shown to have several potentially beneficial effects on the central nervous system, it is biologically plausible that maintaining high levels of estrogens in postmenopausal women by means of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) could
- Hormone therapy for endometriosis and surgical menopause
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Sep-2010
Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue that might lead to many distressing and debilitating symptoms. Despite available studies supporting standard hormone therapy for women with endometriosis and post-surgical menopa
- Hormone therapy for preventing cardiovascular disease in post-menopausal women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Aug-2015
Evidence from systematic reviews of observational studies suggests that hormone therapy may have beneficial effects in reducing the incidence of cardiovascular disease events in post-menopausal women, however the results of randomised controlled trials (R
- Hormone therapy for sexual function in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-May-2013
The perimenopausal and postmenopausal periods are associated with many symptoms, including sexual complaints.
- Hormone therapy for uterine and endometrial development in women with premature ovarian insufficiency
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Oct-2022
Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a clinical syndrome resulting from loss of ovarian function before the age of 40. It is a state of hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, characterised by amenorrhoea or oligomenorrhoea, with low ovarian sex hormones (oes
- Hormone therapy in postmenopausal women and risk of endometrial hyperplasia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Jul-2012
Reduced circulating estrogen levels around the time of the menopause can induce unacceptable symptoms that affect the health and well-being of women. Hormone therapy (both unopposed estrogen and estrogen/progestogen combinations) is an effective treatment
- Hormones for suspected impaired fetal growth
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Aug-2009
It has been suggested that oestrogens may improve fetal growth due to an increase in nutritional supply to the fetus from greater uterine blood flow.
- Horse chestnut seed extract for chronic venous insufficiency
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Nov-2012
Conservative therapy of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) consists largely of compression treatment. However, this often causes discomfort and has been associated with poor compliance. Therefore, oral drug treatment is an attractive option. This is an up
- Horticultural therapy for schizophrenia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-May-2014
Horticultural therapy is defined as the process of utilising fruits, vegetables, flowers and plants facilitated by a trained therapist or healthcare provider, to achieve specific treatment goals or to simply improve a person's well-being. It can be used f
- Hospital at home admission avoidance
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Jul-2011
Admission avoidance hospital at home is a service that provides active treatment by health care professionals in the patient's home for a condition that otherwise would require acute hospital in-patient care, and always for a limited time period. In parti
- Hospital at home early discharge
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Jul-2011
'Early discharge hospital at home' is a service that provides active treatment by health care professionals in the patient's home for a condition that otherwise would require acute hospital in-patient care. If hospital at home were not available then the
- Hospital at home for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Apr-2012
Hospital at home schemes are a recently adopted method of service delivery for the management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) aimed at reducing demand for acute hospital inpatient beds and promoting a patient-centred
- Hospital at home: home-based end-of-life care
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Feb-2016
The policy in a number of countries is to provide people with a terminal illness the choice of dying at home. This policy is supported by surveys indicating that the general public and people with a terminal illness would prefer to receive end-of-life car
- Hospital nurse staffing models and patient and staff-related outcomes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Jun-2011
Nurse staffing interventions have been introduced across countries in recent years in response to changing patient requirements, developments in patient care, and shortages of qualified nursing staff. These include changes in skill mix, grade mix or quali
- Hospitalisation and bed rest for multiple pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Jun-2010
Bed rest used to be widely advised for women with a multiple pregnancy.
- House dust mite avoidance measures for perennial allergic rhinitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Jun-2010
This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in The Cochrane Library in Issue 4, 2001 and previously updated in 2003 and 2007.
