[Hormone replacement therapy--oral and transdermal administration]

Wiad Lek. 2004:57 Suppl 1:259-61.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Nowadays almost one third of women's life follows the cessation of menstruation. Therefore medical investigations are concerned with the improvement of women's quality of life in this period. Hormone Replacement Therapy is one of the possibilities of restoration women's premenopausal hormonal status. In the paper advantages and disadvantages of oral and transdermal administration of Hormone Replacement Therapy are presented.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Cutaneous
  • Administration, Oral
  • Attitude to Health
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Estrogen Replacement Therapy / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Menopause / drug effects*
  • Poland
  • Quality of Life*
  • Treatment Outcome