[Transdermal estradiol--the possibility for replacement therapy in the postmenopause].

The author presents his experience in the treatment of 21 early postmenopausal women (mean age of 49.2 yrs) with transdermal delivery of 17 beta-oestradiol (Estraderm TTS, Ciba). During the treatment Kuppermann index falls from 28.5 to 10.9. Karyopyknotic index increases from 6.8 to 23.4 and maturation index moves from 39:52:9 to 0:71:29. Genital bleeding occurs in 52% of the patients. The author concludes that the treatment with transdermal delivery of oestradiol could be used more widely for replacement therapy in the postmenopause.