Use of hormone replacement therapy among Chilean women: a comparison between socioeconomic levels

Abstract

The percentage of women in the low socioeconomic group who use HRT is low. Medical advice is fundamental to increasing HRT use in this group.

Quality of life impairment during the female menopausal transition is related to personal and partner factors

“…Women surveyed in the present series in 76.8% accessed private healthcare systems indirectly indicating a higher socio-economic status thus explaining the higher HT rate. The effect of socio-economic level on HT use has been previously reported among Chilean women [34].…”

The dilemma of menopause and hormone replacement – a challenge for women and health-care providers: knowledge of menopause and hormone therapy in Spanish menopausal women

“…This result may be related to their socioeconomic level. We have previously demonstrated that a low socioeconomic level is a conditioning factor in the level of knowledge of HRT among postmenopausal Other alternatives 16 (6) 6 (2) 33 women and in doctors' attitudes to prescribing HRT, since there are few users of HRT among the poorer sectors; this fact reflects the lack of discussion about HRT by doctors with their patients 15 . Although, in a recent cross-sectional survey by Strothmann and Schneider 16 , the proportion of Spanish women who knew about HRT was significantly lower than in other European countries such as Germany, Great Britain and France, in our study awareness of HRT was almost as high.…”

Sexualidad en Mujeres Histerectomizadas Al Tercer Mes Posterior a La Cirugía

“…Es importante señalar que casi la mitad de las mujeres en estudio fueron ooforectomizadas bilaterales y sólo 25% de ellas son usuarias de TRH. Sin embargo, esta prevalencia es mayor a la encontrada al sexto mes (9), lo que puede explicarse por la cercanía de la indicación médica y educación entregada (20). Es importante destacar que los resultados obtenidos pueden verse influenciados por el 75% de mujeres ooforectomizadas sin TRH.…”