Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Health Outcomes During the Intervention and Extended Poststopping Phases of the Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Trials

The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) was a placebo-controlled randomized study that investigated the benefits and risks of 2 menopausal hormone regimens in healthy normal postmenopausal women. The present report provides a comprehensive, integrated overview of findings from the intervention and extended postintervention phases of 2 WHI trials: one used conjugated equine estrogens (CEEs) plus medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), and the other used...