Tag: pilot study

The effects of hormone replacement therapy on sleep-disordered breathing in postmenopausal women: a pilot study

A pilot study investigated the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in six postmenopausal women with mild to moderate SDB. Polysomnography was conducted at baseline, after 7-12 days of estrogen therapy, and again after an additional 7-13 days of combined estrogen and progesterone therapy. Estrogen alone

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Estrogen and estrogen-androgen replacement in postmenopausal women dissatisfied with estrogen-only therapy. Sexual behavior and neuroendocrine responses

This randomized controlled pilot study evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of minocycline 100 mg taken twice daily over 6 months in 40 patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (aged 30–70 years) who met the ACR criteria and had moderate disease activity. The study found that minocycline significantly reduced tender joint counts

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