Menopausal hormone therapy and type 2 diabetes prevention: evidence, mechanisms, and clinical implications
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Type 2 diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Large, randomized controlled trials suggest that menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) delays the onset of type 2 diabetes in women. However, the mechanisms and clinical implications of this association are still a matter of controversy. This review provides an up-to-date analysis and integration of epidemiological, clinical, and basic studies, and proposes a mechanistic explanation for the effect of menopause and MHT on type 2 diabetes development and prevention. We discuss the beneficial effects of endogenous estradiol with respect to insulin secretion, insulin sensitivity, and glucose effectiveness; we also discuss energy expenditure and adipose distribution, both of which are affected by menopause and improved by MHT, which thereby decreases the incidence of type 2 diabetes. We reconcile differences among studies that investigated the effect of menopause and MHT formulations on type 2 diabetes. We argue that discrepancies arise from physiological differences in methods used to assess glucose homeostasis, ranging from clinical indices of insulin sensitivity to steady-state methods to assess insulin action. We also discuss the influence of the route of estrogen administration and the addition of progestogens. We conclude that, although MHT is neither approved nor appropriate for the prevention of type 2 diabetes due to its complex balance of risks and benefits, it should not be withheld from women with increased risk of type 2 diabetes who seek treatment for menopausal symptoms.
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Estrogen replacement therapy in postmenopausal women can promote weight loss and improve metabolic markers including fat distribution, notably by increasing subcutaneous fat and reducing visceral fat mass.
“Studies generally show that estrogen replacement therapy in postmenopausal women can promote weight loss and improve metabolic markers including fat distribution, notably by increasing subcutaneous fat and reducing visceral fat mass (201–203).”
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The section “Effect of MHT on energy balance and adipose tissue mass” (page unavailable) reports that most long-term studies found reduced abdominal fat deposition and that large trials found reduced total and intra-abdominal fat. “Mechanisms of Antidiabetic Actions of MHT” also mentions reductions in BMI and waist circumference. Our copy does not establish the claimed increase in subcutaneous fat or a general weight-loss effect; it notes that some estrogen regimens increased fat mass. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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- Authors
- Mauvais-Jarvis, F., Manson, J. E., Stevenson, J. C., & Fonseca, V. A.
- Affiliations
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Royal Brompton Hospital (GB)
- Tulane University (US)
- Venue
- Endocrine Reviews
- Publisher
- The Endocrine Society
- Published
- 2017-03-08
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 173-188
- ISSN
- 0163-769X (ISSN-L)
- 1945-7189
- PMC
- PMC5460681
- OpenAlex
- W2606520020
- Cited by
- 341
- References
- 146
- Citations by year
- 2026: 34 · 2025: 42 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 38 · 2022: 48 · 2021: 46 · 2020: 39 · 2019: 35 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 13
- FWCI
- 4.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Endocrine Reviews (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- American Diabetes Association (7-13-BS-101, DK074970)
- Abbott Laboratories
- Pfizer
- Tulane University
- National Institutes of Health (HHSN268201100001C, CA-138962)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HHSN2682011-00001I, R01HL034594)
- National Cancer Institute (U01CA138962, R01CA138962)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK107444, R01DK074970)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Estrogen and related hormone effects
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Keywords
- hormone replacement therapy, type 2 diabetes prevention, menopause, endogenous estradiol, insulin secretion, insulin sensitivity, glucose effectiveness, energy expenditure, body fat distribution, progestogens, menopausal symptoms
- MeSH terms
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Estrogens, Female, Humans, Menopause, Estrogen Replacement Therapy, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Hormone Replacement Therapy
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