This educational activity consists of recorded presentations from Women’s & Infants’ Health Symposium: Medical Management Today for Healthy Living Tomorrow held in Chicago, Illinois on May 12-13, 2011.
Peri- and postmenopausal women’s health issues cover a wide range of diseases and conditions. The risk-benefit ratio for hormone therapy for both disease prevention and treatment of specific menopause-related symptoms remain up for debate. This session will outline the importance of patient-specific treatment goals in determining hormone therapy regimens. Recent research findings from the Women’s Health Initiative and other studies that offer important information about the risks and benefits of long-term menopausal hormone therapy will also be addressed.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to

1. Discuss data on the risks and benefits of hormone therapy generated since the initial publication from the Women’s Health Initiative
2. Discuss current evidence regarding the effect of hormone therapy on cardiovascular and breast cancer risk
3. Review factors to consider when determining hormone replacement therapy regimens for postmenopausal patients that reduce added risk

Faculty
Cynthia A. Stuenkel, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Endocrinology and Metabolism
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California

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This activity is sponsored by OptumHealth Education.

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