Article: The effects of estrogen therapy and estrogen combined with different androgenic progestins on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in overweight-obese younger postmenopausal women

Abstract

Objective. The aim of the present study was to compare the effect of three different progestins with differing androgenicity on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in overweight-obese younger postmenopausal women. Additionally, the relationship between testosterone and insulin resistance was assessed.

Methods. The study included 125 postmenopausal women. Estradiol (E^sub 2^) 2 mg/day was given to 20 hysterectomized women and the remaining 105 women were randomized into three treatment groups: E^sub 2^ 2 mg/day plus dienogest 2 mg/day (n = 35); E^sub 2^ 2 mg/day plus norethisterone acetate (NETA) 1 mg/day (n = 35); E^sub 2^ 2 mg/day plus medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) 2.5 mg/day (n ...

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