Differing effects of oral conjugated equine estrogen and transdermal estradiol on vitamin D metabolism in postmenopausal women: a 4-year longitudinal study
Santoro AM, Simpson CA, Cong E, Haas A, Sullivan RR, Parziale S, Deng Y, Insogna KL. Differing effects of oral conjugated equine estrogen and transdermal estradiol on vitamin D metabolism in postmenopausal women: a 4-year longitudinal study. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2022, 29: 1200-1203. PMID: 35969885, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000002045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransdermal estradiol groupConjugated equine estrogensVitamin D metabolismTransdermal estradiolEquine estrogensPostmenopausal womenEstradiol groupTreatment armsD metabolismVitamin DD levelsKronos Early Estrogen Prevention StudyConjugated equine estrogen groupOral conjugated equine estrogenVitamin D insufficientLeast square mean valuesEstrogen groupMicronized progesteroneEstrogen replacementPrevention StudySignificant treatment effectStudy groupTreatment groupsShort-term benefitsTreatment assignment