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COPYRIGHT 2003 International Medical News Group
MIAMI BEACH -- Although about 60% of physicians overall remain comfortable offering their patients hormone therapy for relief of menopausal symptoms, internists and family physicians are far more cautious about its prescribing than ob.gyns., according to a survey of U.S. physicians.
Of 1,614 practicing physicians who responded to a survey mailed to 6,000 randomly selected doctors nationwide, 40% of respondents overall said they don't encourage women to use hormone therapy (HT), or they offer it infrequently. Internists were the most reluctant, with 60% of the 410 internal...
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