Inequalities in hormone replacement therapy prescribing in UK primary care: population based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To quantify prescribing of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in women aged 40-60 years by type of HRT and length of use, and to determine sociodemographic factors associated with receiving a HRT prescription.

Design

Population based cohort study.

Setting

QResearch database of primary care practices in England, 1 January 2013 to 13 July 2023, and patient electronic health records for prescribing information .

Participants

1 978 348 women aged 40-60 years at any time over a 10 year period.

Main outcome measures

Overall uptake of two or more prescriptions of the same type of HRT in women of menopausal age, length of use, and association between ethnic group, deprivation, and geographical region and receiving a HRT prescription before and during th

SUBMITTER: Hirst JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12481343 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature