Hormone replacement therapy at the menopause. the risks and benefits
Kovacs, G.T.; Chick, P.
Australian Family Physician 19(1): 73
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-8495 PMID: 2405831 Document Number: 367007
This review has been prepared as a practical guide for clinicians who see women in the perimenopause. The risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are described. We recommend that HRT be prescribed for those women in whom the benefits outweigh the potential risks.
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