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Many women with cervical cancer are premenopausal at diagnosis, and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) and radiation therapy induce menopause. In this retrospective national cohort study, investigators identified Swedish women aged ≤45 treated for cervical cancer between 2005 and 2009 and assessed subsequent use of hormone therapy (HT) among those rendered menopausal by treatment.
Of 867 women treated for cervical cancer, 257 had menopause induced because of BSO or radiation therapy. In the 6- to 12-month interval following diagnosis, systemic HT or vaginal estrogen had been dispensed at least once to 67% (systemic) and 17% (vaginal) of these women; overall, 71% had received HT of any type at least once. Younger women were more likely to …