Rational approach to hormonal therapy among women after 40 years
The necessity and possibility of using of hormonal drugs for women over 40 may could be associated with certain difficulties. On the one hand, they have the possibility of conceiving and unwanted pregnancy. On the other hand, after 40 years, the percentage of uterus pathology increases, as well as extragenital pathology which complicates the use of hormonal therapy. Another important question is the duration of the use of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) and for the transition to menopausal hormone therapy.Dubrovina S.O.
Keywords
perimenopause
combined oral contraceptives (COCs)
menopausal hormone therapy (MНT)
progestagens
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Received 14.06.2019
Accepted 21.06.2019
About the Authors
Svetlana O. Dubrovina, MD, professor, the main scientific researcher of Scientific Research Institute of Obstetric and Pediatric of Rostov State Medical University, е-mail: s.dubrovina@gmail.com. 344022, Rostov-on-Don, per. Nakhichevansky, 29, Russia.For citations: Dubrovina S.O. Rational approach to hormonal therapy among women after 40 years. Akusherstvo i Ginekologiya/Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2019; (7): 112-16(in Russian).
http://dx.doi.org/10.18565/aig.2019.7.112-116
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