Posted by shelliR on July 10, 2001, at 9:53:14
In reply to Re: I'm confused, need advice and info on estrogen, posted by lburas on July 5, 2001, at 15:48:04
Has anyone found full access to the study of perimenopausal depression treated with estradiol patch?
I'd love to read the entire article. The conclusion in the summary I read is that:
"Twenty-nine percent of the women treated with estradiol met our criteria for remission of depression at 24 weeks, which was a score of fewer than 10 points on the MADRS,"
Less than 1/3 does not sound that great to me, but I'd like to read the entire study. My pdoc would like to try this, and I am reluctant until I talk to my gyn about it. But it would be helpful to me to be able to read the entire article. I have a call in to my gyn and probably she has read the whole article and can comment on her impressions. I do know that the study was small and there are planned larger studies.
Shelli
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