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Menopausal hormone therapy, oral contraceptives and risk of chronic low back pain: the HUNT Study.
Authors
Heuch I, Heuch I, Hagen K, Storheim K, Zwart JAAbstract
There are indications that use of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) and oral contraceptives (OC) increases the risk of low back pain (LBP), with higher oestrogen levels involved in the underlying mechanisms. The purpose of the present study was to investigate associations between use of systemic MHT or OC and risk of chronic LBP in a large population-based data set.