Key references: Monitoring systemic MHT

  • Shifren JL, Desindes S, McIlwain M, Doros G, Mazer NA. A randomized, open-label, crossover study comparing the effects of oral versus transdermal estrogen therapy on serum androgens, thyroid hormones, and adrenal hormones in naturally menopausal women. Menopause 2007;14(6):985–94. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17507833
  • Stuenkel CA, Davis SR, Gompel A, Lumsden MA, Murad MH, Pinkerton JV, et al. Treatment of symptoms of the menopause: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2015;100(11):3975–4011. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26444994
  • The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Advisory Panel. The 2017 hormone therapy position statement of The North American Menopause Society. Menopause 2017;24(7):728–53. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28650869