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The Effect of Hormone Replacement Therapy With Low Dose Folic Acid on Blood Homocysteine Levels in Postmenopausal Women

Postmenopozal Kadınlarda Hormon Replasman Terapisi ile Birlikte Verilen Düşük Doz Folik Asidin Kan Homosistein Düzeylerine Etkisi

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Conclusion: In postmenopausal women, folic acid appears to be an effective, inexpensive treatment without side effects that may lower the level of blood homocysteine.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The risk of cardiovascular disease significantly increases in women during postmenopausal period, and high blood homocysteine levels have been associated with increased cardiovascular risk.
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Key Findings & Data:Method: Forty postmenopausal women who had not received any hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) previously and presented to SSK Ege Maternity and Gynecology Training Hospital Menopause Outpatient Clinic between 09.01.2002, and 06.01. 2003 were included in this study.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: In postmenopausal women, folic acid appears to be an effective, inexpensive treatment without side effects that may lower the level of blood homocysteine.
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Objective: The risk of cardiovascular disease significantly increases in women during postmenopausal period, and high blood homocysteine levels have been associated with increased cardiovascular risk. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of folic acid combined with hormone replacement therapy. on blood homocysteine levels and metabolic profile in postmenopausal women. Method: Forty postmenopausal women who had not received any hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) previously and presented to SSK Ege Maternity and Gynecology Training Hospital Menopause Outpatient Clinic between 09.01.2002, and 06.01. 2003 were included in this study. Patients who met study inclusion criteria were given 800 micrograms of folic acid and estradiol hemihydrate (2 mg/day) / norethisterone acetate (1 mg/day) for 12 weeks. Before and 12 weeks after treatment, serum homocysteine levels, triglyceride, total cholesterol, high-density lipop- rotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT), urea, creatinine and fasting blood glucose levels were measured. Results were compared with Student’s-t test. Results: When metabolic parametres of the patients were compared before and 12 weeks after HRT and folic acid administration, HDL cholesterol levels significantly increased (48.85±7.51 vs. 56.97±7.59; p<0.01), but other para- meters did not change significantly. At baseline, 25% of the participants (n=8) had blood homocysteine levels above 15 micromol/liter. After folic acid replacement, homocysteine levels decreased in 31 (77.5%) participants and the mean decrease in homocysteine levels was 21.19% (13.92±3.69 vs. 10.97±2.71, p<0.01). Conclusion: In postmenopausal women, folic acid appears to be an effective, inexpensive treatment without side effects that may lower the level of blood homocysteine.

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Amaç: Postmenopozal dönem, kadınlarda kardiovasküler hastalık riskinin arttığı bir dönemdir ve yüksek kan homo- sistein düzeyleri, artmış kardiyovasküler risk ile ilişkili bulunmuştur. Bu çalışmanın amacı, postmenopozal kadınlarda, hormon replasman tedavisine eklenen folik asidin kan homosistein düzeyleri ve metabolik parametrelere etkisini araştırmaktır. Yöntem: Bu araştırmaya SSK Ege Doğumevi ve Kadın Hastalıkları Eğitim Hastanesi Menopoz Polikliniğine 01.09.2002-01.06.2003 tarihleri arasında başvuran ve daha önce hormon replasman tedavisi (HRT) almamış 40 postmenopozal kadın dahil edildi. Çalışmaya uygun bulunan bireylere, 12 hafta süre ile oral yolla 800 mikrogram folik asit ve östradiol hemihidrat (2 mg/gün) / noretisteron asetat (1 mg/gün) verildi. Tedaviye başlamadan önce ve tedaviden 12 hafta sonra serum homosistein, trigliserit, total kolesterol, yüksek dansiteli lipoprotein (HDL), düşük dansiteli lipoprotein (LDL), serum glutamik oksaloasetik transaminaz (SGOT), serum glutamik pirüvik transaminaz (SGPT), üre, kreatinin ve açlık kan şekeri düzeyleri ölçüldü. Sonuçlar student-t testi ile karşılaştırıldı. Bulgular: Olguların HRT ve folik asit verilmesinden önce ve tedavi başlangıcından 12 hafta sonraki metabolik parametreleri karşılaştırıldığında, HDL kolesterol düzeylerinde tedavi sonrası anlamlı artış (48,85±7,51’e karşı 56,97±7,59; p<0,01) saptanırken, diğer parametrelerde anlamlı değişiklik izlenmedi. Kırk katılımcının %25’inde (n=8) başlangıçta kan homosistein düzeyleri 15 mikromol/litre’nin üzerindeydi. Katılımcıların 31’inde (%77,5) folik asit replasmanı sonrası homosistein düzeylerinde ortalama %21,19 düşüş saptandı (13,92±3,69’a karşılık 10,97±2,71, p<0,01). Sonuç: Postmenopozal dönemdeki kadınlarda, folik asit, kan homosistein düzeyinin düşürebilen etkin, yan etkisiz ve ucuz bir tedavi gibi görünmektedir.

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GÜLEÇ, E. Ş., SANCI, M., GÜR, E. B., KURTULMUŞ, S. (2019). The Effect of Hormone Replacement Therapy With Low Dose Folic Acid on Blood Homocysteine Levels in Postmenopausal Women. İzmir Tepecik Eğitim Hastanesi Dergisi, Cilt: 29 - Sayı: 3, 229–234. https://ajindex.com/articles/195546

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