A simple and inexpensive treatment of menopause: prophylaxis of postmenopausal bone loss.
Relatively few women elect to receive classical hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and others discontinue treatment because of side-effects or fear of complications. This report presents the results of a long-term study of a low-dose step-down HRT protocol and discusses its potential benefits.
Centre de Regulation des Naissances, Hôpital St. Louis, Paris, France.
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D015519:Bone Density; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D004967:Estrogens / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control
D004967:Estrogens; D011374:Progesterone