print email comment close The National Institutes of Health: Women's Health Initiative (WHI) URL: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/ Description: Established in 1991, this 15-year clinical study focuses on the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), diet, and calcium and vitamin D supplements on heart disease, breast and colorectal cancer, and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. This Web site provides an overview on the program, plus updates and mid-study observations. It includes discussions of the decisions to stop early the estrogen-plus-progestin and estrogen-alone postmenopausal hormone therapy trials. Publisher: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Library of Congress Subject Headings: Menopause -- Hormone therapy Menopause -- Treatment Women -- Health and hygiene LII Database Information: Record 5507 created by Martha Gifford on 07/14/2002 Last modification on 03/29/2004 Published: 07/14/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/5507