SUPR
Exogenous hormones and their effect on women’s health
Dnr:

sens2021564

Type:

SNIC SENS

Principal Investigator:

Åsa Johansson

Affiliation:

Uppsala universitet

Start Date:

2021-07-06

End Date:

2025-08-01

Primary Classification:

30199: Other Basic Medicine

Allocation

Abstract

The overall aim is to investigate whether the use of exogenous hormones, either as contraception or as menopausal hormone therapy, may increase or decrease the risk of various health-related outcomes. The research question to investigate is: Whether contraceptive use and menopausal hormone therapy affect the risk of health-related outcomes, including cancer, inflammatory diseases, atopic diseases, osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases and mental health-disorders.