Compliance with hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women. A comparative study.
OBJECTIVE
To assess compliance with hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women.


METHODS
Two groups were compared prospectively: 100 women who sought treatment for menopausal symptoms, and 82 women who had undergone a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and were using estrogen replacement therapy.


RESULTS
Compliance rates after 6 months were 81.0% and 84.1% in the two groups, respectively, and after 12 months, 73.0% and 80.5%.


CONCLUSIONS
The high rates are attributed to our investment in patient education of the benefits of treatment and repeated and close follow-up.
Goldman
G A
GA
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqwa, Israel.
Kaplan
B
B
Leiserowitz
D M
DM
Pardo
Y
Y
Amster
R
R
Fisch
B
B
D000328:Adult; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D004966:Estrogens, Conjugated (USP) / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D045167:Progesterone Congeners / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011446:Prospective Studies
D004966:Estrogens, Conjugated (USP); D045167:Progesterone Congeners; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate