Morise et al used criteria to define a woman’s estrogen status relative to risk for coronary artery disease. The authors are from West Virginia University.
Parameters:
(1) menopausal status (symptoms of estrogen deficiency)
(2) age
(3) estrogen replacement therapy
(4) hysterectomy with or without bilateral oophorectomy
Criteria for estrogen negative:
(1) postmenopausal (symptoms of estrogen deficiency) AND not receiving estrogen replacement therapy
(2) hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy AND not receiving estrogen replacement therapy
(3) age >= 50 years AND symptoms of estrogen deficiency AND hysterectomy without bilateral oophorectomy AND not receiving estrogen replacement therapy
Criteria for estogen positive:
(1) premenopausal
(2) receiving estrogen replacement therapy
(3) does not meet any of the criteria for being estrogen negative (above)
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