Menopausal hormone therapy and the incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome in postmenopausal women: Findings from the Women’s Health Initiative

Importance Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common and debilitating condition that commonly affects postmenopausal women. Objective To determine the effect of menopausal hormone therapy (HT) in healthy postmenopausal women on CTS risk. Design We conducted a secondary analysis of the Women’s Health Initiative’s (WHI) HT trials linked to Medicare claims data. Separate intention-to-treat analyses were performed for the two trials; the conjugated...