Changes in menopause-specific quality of life between women with transdermal estradiol versus oral estrogens: results of a randomized controlled trial
This study showed that both transdermal and oral estrogens were highly effective in relieving the overall menopausal symptoms for recently-menopausal women, with little difference in treatment efficacy between the two routes.
Authors
- Ruiyi Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7091-7832)
- Zhifen Zhang
- Jie Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2321-1866)
- Kuanyong Shu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8126-3456)
- Xin Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8120-9882)
- Qi Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9737-5957)
- Shu-Lan Lv
- Xiangyan Ruan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7777-247X)
- Rong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1451-5086)
- Mulan Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6492-753X)
- Huirong Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6751-2858)
- Meiqing Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4920-5352)
- Yubo Fan
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Peking University (CN)
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CN)
- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital (CN)
- Zhongda Hospital Southeast University (CN)
- Jiangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital (CN)
- Hangzhou Women’s Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
- Peking University People's Hospital (CN)
- National Clinical Research (US)
- Jiangsu Province Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University (CN)
- Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Gynecological Endocrinology
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09513590.2025.2484213
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.18
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
- National Key Research and Development Program of China