Treatments and supplements · Raloxifene (Evista)

Does raloxifene help protect my bones after menopause?

What we can tell you today: how thoroughly this has been studied.

Studied in controlled trials

4 studies, of which 3 are controlled trials in people with a hundred participants or more. No overview combining them yet.

4 Large controlled trial 3 studies

3 Small study in people 1 study

This says how thoroughly something has been studied — not whether it works for you. What each study actually found is in the study itself, and in the plain-language write-ups we are adding.

Appears under: Menopause and hormones

The studies

4 Large controlled trial The effects of combined raloxifene and oral estrogen on vasomotor symptoms and endometrial safety.
2007 · Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · 123 participants
4 Large controlled trial Prevention of osteoporosis and uterine effects in postmenopausal women taking raloxifene for 5 years.
2003 · Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · 185 participants
4 Large controlled trial Transition from estrogen-progestin to raloxifene in postmenopausal women: effect on vasomotor symptoms.
2004 · Obstetrics and gynecology · 266 participants
3 Small study in people Effects of raloxifene on bone mineral density, serum cholesterol concentrations, and uterine endometrium in postmenopausal women.
1997 · The New England journal of medicine