[The use of the Norcolut preparation in gynecologic; practice].

The author's aim is to study the therapeutical possibilities and the side effects of Norkolut preparation, produced by the Pharmaceutical Plant Gedeon Richter-Budapest. Norkolut is a peroral gestagen containing 5 mg noretisteron in 1 tablet. The study included 40 women, age 17 to 52 who had been administered the preparation from 1 to 6 menstrual cycles--total 162. The main indications for its application were: climacteric bleeding with proved cystic hyperplasia, irregular menstrual cycles, myoma uteri cum metrorrhagia, perimenopause hormone replacement therapy, adenomyosis. The recorded effect of the preparation was very good with little side effects (7.5%). The author's conclusion is that Norkolut is quite suitable to be used in the everyday gynaecological practice in the treatment of the dysfunctional uterus bleeding, irregular menstrual cycles, in the hormone replacement therapy during menopause and for decreasing the complaints in adenomyosis.