Oestrogen therapy in the peri-menopause: A practical approach.

The many preparations available for the treatment of women in the peri-menopause make the prescribing of a therapy both easy and difficult for the physician. It is easy because the number and variety of preparations available permit him, at least in theory, to prescribe an ideal, almost personalized, therapy for each patient, but the situation is difficult because he is required to understand and appreciate the individual properties of a large number of similar but different products. The oestrogen preparations available, the dosage schemes, and the modes of administration are the main aspects of therapy which will be discussed in this paper.