Personal use of HRT by postmenopausal women doctors and doctors' wives in the north of Italy.

This study aimed to describe the prevalence of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use by women doctors and doctors' wives in northern Italy, to explore the relationship between their personal characteristics and HRT use, and to gather information about the use of alternative remedies. A questionnaire was mailed to all physicians born between 1935 and 1955 included in the database of the Medical Register of Turin County (Northern Italy). The questions were meant to explore medical, behavioral, and professional characteristics; personal use of HRT; reasons for and against HRT use; side effects and use of other therapies.

Menopause after breast cancer: a survey on breast cancer survivors.

Unlabelled: Due to the younger age and the ever wider use of adjuvant chemotherapy and antiestrogens, menopausal symptoms are a frequent cause of concern for breast cancer patients.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of menopausal symptoms, and to explore the attitudes toward Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) or other treatments and the willingness to take oestrogen in breast cancer patients.

Methods: A questionnaire-based survey on 250 breast cancer patients treated and followed-up at our department.