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Defining bioidentical hormones for menopause-related symptoms
In the last decade, the use of bioidentical hormones (BHs) to treat menopause-related symptoms has become increasingly popular. However, the many different definitions of BHs have led to a great deal of confusion often making it difficult for health care providers to discuss this area with patients....
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Centro de Investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmaceuticas
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4132968/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25132885 |
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author | Whelan, Anne Marie Jurgens, Tannis M. Trinacty, Melanie |
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description | In the last decade, the use of bioidentical hormones (BHs) to treat menopause-related symptoms has become increasingly popular. However, the many different definitions of BHs have led to a great deal of confusion often making it difficult for health care providers to discuss this area with patients. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper was to produce a concise definition of bioidentical hormones, based on a review of the literature. METHODS: Searches, using systematic review methodology, were conducted from inception to June 2010 in PubMed, EMBASE, IPA, The Journal of International Compounding and the Internet to identify definitions of bioidentical hormones. There were no restrictions on type, date or language of publication. Included papers/website included those that contained a definition of BHs. Definitions were extracted, similarities and differences summarized, and these were then examined to produce a concise definition. RESULTS: Sixty-three definitions were found. Based on the analysis of similarities and differences, the following definition, comprised of three components (term being defined; category to which term belongs; distinctive characteristics of term) was produced: “Bioidentical hormones are chemical substances that are identical in molecular structure to human hormones.” CONCLUSIONS: This definition clearly and concisely explains the meaning of BHs which should lead to a common understanding of the term and limit confusion among health care providers, the general public and the scientific community. |
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spelling | pubmed-41329682014-08-15 Defining bioidentical hormones for menopause-related symptoms Whelan, Anne Marie Jurgens, Tannis M. Trinacty, Melanie Pharm Pract (Granada) Original Research In the last decade, the use of bioidentical hormones (BHs) to treat menopause-related symptoms has become increasingly popular. However, the many different definitions of BHs have led to a great deal of confusion often making it difficult for health care providers to discuss this area with patients. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper was to produce a concise definition of bioidentical hormones, based on a review of the literature. METHODS: Searches, using systematic review methodology, were conducted from inception to June 2010 in PubMed, EMBASE, IPA, The Journal of International Compounding and the Internet to identify definitions of bioidentical hormones. There were no restrictions on type, date or language of publication. Included papers/website included those that contained a definition of BHs. Definitions were extracted, similarities and differences summarized, and these were then examined to produce a concise definition. RESULTS: Sixty-three definitions were found. Based on the analysis of similarities and differences, the following definition, comprised of three components (term being defined; category to which term belongs; distinctive characteristics of term) was produced: “Bioidentical hormones are chemical substances that are identical in molecular structure to human hormones.” CONCLUSIONS: This definition clearly and concisely explains the meaning of BHs which should lead to a common understanding of the term and limit confusion among health care providers, the general public and the scientific community. Centro de Investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmaceuticas 2011 2011-03-15 /pmc/articles/PMC4132968/ /pubmed/25132885 Text en Copyright: © Pharmacy Practice http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Whelan, Anne Marie Jurgens, Tannis M. Trinacty, Melanie Defining bioidentical hormones for menopause-related symptoms |
title | Defining bioidentical hormones for menopause-related symptoms |
title_full | Defining bioidentical hormones for menopause-related symptoms |
title_fullStr | Defining bioidentical hormones for menopause-related symptoms |
title_full_unstemmed | Defining bioidentical hormones for menopause-related symptoms |
title_short | Defining bioidentical hormones for menopause-related symptoms |
title_sort | defining bioidentical hormones for menopause-related symptoms |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4132968/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25132885 |
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