Historique
Périodique
Drug dependence with oestrogen replacement
(Dépendance aux oestrogènes lors de thérapie substitutive)
Auteur(s) :
BEWLEY, S. ;
BEWLEY, T. H.
Année
1992
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
0140-6736
Refs biblio. :
20
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Note générale :
Lancet, 1992, 339, 290-291
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
La thérapie hormonale substitutive induit des dépendances difficiles à mettre en évidence. Les oestrogènes sont psychotropes, jouent sur l'humeur, et selon le mode d'administration, ils peuvent avoir des effets psychologiques importants. Il ne faut pas priver les femmes de ce traitement mais bien les surveiller.
ENGLISH :
Dependence on some drugs can be hard to recognise. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been widely prescribed only in the past two decades, and the indications for treatment and the risk/benefit ratio are still disputed. Oestrogens are psychoactive : they lift mood, can be given by injection, and their use has powerful psychological effects. Reports of women with supraphysiological oestradiol concentrations may represent tolerance and withdrawal. Dependence on substances occurring naturally in the body has been reported before. We propose that HRT dependence occurs. (Author's abstract)
La thérapie hormonale substitutive induit des dépendances difficiles à mettre en évidence. Les oestrogènes sont psychotropes, jouent sur l'humeur, et selon le mode d'administration, ils peuvent avoir des effets psychologiques importants. Il ne faut pas priver les femmes de ce traitement mais bien les surveiller.
ENGLISH :
Dependence on some drugs can be hard to recognise. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been widely prescribed only in the past two decades, and the indications for treatment and the risk/benefit ratio are still disputed. Oestrogens are psychoactive : they lift mood, can be given by injection, and their use has powerful psychological effects. Reports of women with supraphysiological oestradiol concentrations may represent tolerance and withdrawal. Dependence on substances occurring naturally in the body has been reported before. We propose that HRT dependence occurs. (Author's abstract)
Affiliation :
Dept. Obstet. Gynaecol., Univ. Coll. Hosp., London WC1E 6HX
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.