Differing responses in blood pressure over 24 hours in normotensive women receiving oral or transdermal estrogen replacement therapy
AA Akkad, AWF Halligan, K Abrams, F Al-Azzawi - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1997 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the effects of oral and transdermal estrogen replacement therapy
(ERT) on ambulatory 24-hour blood pressure (BP) recordings. Methods In a nonrandomized,
prospective study, 90 normotensive, oophorectomized women, ages 30–59 years,
underwent ambulatory 24-hour BP measurements at study entry and after 3 and 6 months of
either oral (n= 50) or transdermal (n= 40) ERT. Results In the women receiving transdermal
estrogen, we observed a change in mean nighttime systolic BP of− 4.2 mmHg (95 …
(ERT) on ambulatory 24-hour blood pressure (BP) recordings. Methods In a nonrandomized,
prospective study, 90 normotensive, oophorectomized women, ages 30–59 years,
underwent ambulatory 24-hour BP measurements at study entry and after 3 and 6 months of
either oral (n= 50) or transdermal (n= 40) ERT. Results In the women receiving transdermal
estrogen, we observed a change in mean nighttime systolic BP of− 4.2 mmHg (95 …
