The study was performed to compare the clinical effect of a hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with two different progestins. Postmenopausal women (PMW) with climacteric symptoms (CS) randomly received for 12 months orally, either placebo (n = 20), 1 mg estradiol (E) plus 0.5 mg noretisterone acetate (NETA; n = 40), or 2 mg drospirenone (DRSP; n = 40), a testosterone- and spironolactone-derived molecule, respectively. Weight (W) declined only during E/DRSP (p < 0.04 versus placebo). Fat mass (FM) decreased, similarly, during E/NETA and E/DRSP. Intracellular water (ICW) did not change, while extracellular water (ECW) decreased during E/DRSP (p < 0.0001) (p < 0.002 versus E/NETA). During E/NETA and E/DRSP, similar decreases were observed for insulin resistance (IR) by the homeostatic model assessment for IR (HOMA-IR) (p < 0.0001 versus placebo for both), systolic (p < 0.04 versus placebo for both) and diastolic (p < 0.002) blood pressure (BP). Lipids did not change. In comparison to placebo CS, by the Kupperman Index (KI), significantly declined (p < 0.0001) during E/NETA or E/DRSP. Menopause-specific Quality of Life (MENQoL) significantly declined versus placebo (p < 0.04) during both E/NETA and E/DRSP. In conclusion, differences between the two progestins are mainly limited to body composition (BC), where the addition of DRSP decreases ECW and body W (BW).

Clinical effect of hormonal replacement therapy with estradiol associated with noretisterone or drospirenone. A prospective randomized placebo controlled study

DI CARLO, COSTANTINO;
2015-01-01

Abstract

The study was performed to compare the clinical effect of a hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with two different progestins. Postmenopausal women (PMW) with climacteric symptoms (CS) randomly received for 12 months orally, either placebo (n = 20), 1 mg estradiol (E) plus 0.5 mg noretisterone acetate (NETA; n = 40), or 2 mg drospirenone (DRSP; n = 40), a testosterone- and spironolactone-derived molecule, respectively. Weight (W) declined only during E/DRSP (p < 0.04 versus placebo). Fat mass (FM) decreased, similarly, during E/NETA and E/DRSP. Intracellular water (ICW) did not change, while extracellular water (ECW) decreased during E/DRSP (p < 0.0001) (p < 0.002 versus E/NETA). During E/NETA and E/DRSP, similar decreases were observed for insulin resistance (IR) by the homeostatic model assessment for IR (HOMA-IR) (p < 0.0001 versus placebo for both), systolic (p < 0.04 versus placebo for both) and diastolic (p < 0.002) blood pressure (BP). Lipids did not change. In comparison to placebo CS, by the Kupperman Index (KI), significantly declined (p < 0.0001) during E/NETA or E/DRSP. Menopause-specific Quality of Life (MENQoL) significantly declined versus placebo (p < 0.04) during both E/NETA and E/DRSP. In conclusion, differences between the two progestins are mainly limited to body composition (BC), where the addition of DRSP decreases ECW and body W (BW).
2015
Body composition; HRT; NETA; climacteric symptoms; drospirenone; insulin resistance; menopause; metabolism
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