Hormone effects on fMRI and cognitive measures of encoding: importance of hormone preparation

Neurology. 2006 Dec 12;67(11):2039-41. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000247277.81400.43.

Abstract

We compared fMRI and cognitive data from nine hormone therapy (HT)-naive women with data from women exposed to either opposed conjugated equine estrogens (CEE) (n = 10) or opposed estradiol (n = 4). Exposure to either form of HT was associated with healthier fMRI response; however, CEE-exposed women exhibited poorer memory performance than either HT-naive or estradiol-exposed subjects. These preliminary findings emphasize the need to characterize differential neural effects of various HTs.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Cognition / drug effects*
  • Cognition / physiology
  • Estradiol / pharmacology*
  • Estrogen Replacement Therapy / methods
  • Estrogens, Conjugated (USP) / pharmacology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging* / methods
  • Middle Aged
  • Postmenopause / drug effects
  • Postmenopause / physiology

Substances

  • Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)
  • Estradiol