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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Menopause. 2022 Jun 1;29(6):741–747. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000001964

Table 2.

Prevalence of hormonal medication use during menopause by participant and by visit, Women’s Interagency HIV Study, 2008–2020.

Menopause before 41 N (%) Menopause 41–45 N (%) Menopause 46–50 N (%)
Participanta (N=35) Visits (N=255) Participantb (N=101) Visits (N=775) Participantc (N=442) Visits (N=1,548)
Hormone use
Vaginal estrogend 0 (0) 0 (0) 16 (16) 134 (17) 3 (1) 25 (2)
Menopausal hormone therapye 5 (14) 10 (4) 16 (16) 49 (6) 29 (7) 57 (4)
Hormonal contraceptionf 13 (37) 37 (15) 10 (10) 34 (4) 2 (0) 2 (0)
Any oral hormonesg 18 (51) 47 (18) 24 (24) 82 (11) 30 (7) 59 (4)
a

Median [interquartile range] of visits between premature menopause before age 41 and age 51 was 5 [2,9].

b

Median [interquartile range] of visits between premature menopause between ages 41 and 45 and age 51 was 5 [2,9].

c

Median [interquartile range] of visits between premature menopause between ages 46 and 50 and age 51 was 2 [1,4].

d

Self-reported use of prescription drug that was classified as vaginal estrogen.

e

Self-reported use of hormone therapy or self-reported use of prescription drug that was classified as hormonal therapy

f

Self-reported use of oral contraceptives, implants, Depo Provera, or hormonal IUDs or self-reported use of a prescription drug that was classified as hormonal contraception. 8

g

Includes hormone therapy and hormonal contraceptives.