Effect of menopausal hormone therapy on COVID-19 severe outcomes in women - A population-based study of the US National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) data.
Maturitas
; 170: 39-41, 2023 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-36773498
ABSTRACT
Whether menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) lessens the severity of COVID-19 among women is unclear. Leveraging a U.S. national COVID-19 cohort and a cross-sectional analysis, we found MHT use was marginally associated with a lower risk of mortality (odds ratio [OR] 0.73, 95 % CI 0.53-1.01) and significantly associated with a lower risk of prolonged hospital stay (0.7, 0.49-0.99) among inpatient women. When stratifying by MHT type, estrogen-only and estrogen-plus-progestin therapies had a more prominent protective effect than progestin-only therapy, although this difference did not achieve statistical significance. Women with COVID-19 can continue to use MHT. Clinical trials are needed to evaluate MHT's therapeutic effect on COVID-19, especially in terms of severity.
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Menopausa
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COVID-19
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2023
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