Effectiveness of hormone therapy for treating dry eye syndrome in postmenopausal women: a randomized trial.

Background: The efficacy of hormone therapy (HT) on dry eye syndrome remains debatable.

Objective: To study the efficacy of HT on dry eye syndrome.

Material And Method: A randomized controlled, double blind, parallel group, community-based study in 42 post-menopausal patients was conducted.

Impact of bone marker feedback on adherence to once monthly ibandronate for osteoporosis among Asian postmenopausal women.

Aim: This study assesses the impact of serum carboxy-terminal collagen crosslinks (CTX) bone marker feedback (BMF) on adherence to ibandronate treatment in Asian postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

Methods: This was a 12-month (6-monthly phased), randomized, prospective, open-label, multi-center study conducted in 596 (of 628 enrolled) postmenopausal women with osteoporosis (< or = 85 years old) who were naïve, lapsed, or current bisphosphonate users. Patients were randomized into two arms: serum CTX BMF at 3 months versus no-BMF.

Effect of estrogen-progestin and estrogen on mammographic density.

Objective: To assess the different effects between non-treatment, estrogen and estrogen-progestin regimens on changes in mammographic density in postmenopausal women.

Study Design: A historical cohort of 105 postmenopausal women who attended the Menopause Clinic, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen, Thailand, and received 1 of 3 regimens: nontreatment, estrogen or estrogen-progestin (35 in each group). Mammographic examinations were done before and after a 12-24-month period of hormone therapy.

Prevalence of osteoporosis in Thai men.

Background: Osteoporosis is a growing health problem not only in women but also in men. However, there is a scarcity of epidemiologic data to study osteoporosis in Thai men.

Objectives: To examine the bone mineral density (BMD) and to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis in Thai men.