Deepa Reddy

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The nature of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) following menopause has not been previously studied. The aim of this study was to characterize the effect of menopause on disease activity and identify possible modifiers o…

Purpose: The effect of menopause and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has not been previously studied in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Experimental data suggest that estrogen is a potent anti-inflammatory agent. The aim o…