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Menopause - Management
What types of HRT are available?
- Oestrogen-only preparations include:
- Oral tablet (daily).
- Transdermal patch (once weekly or twice weekly) or gel (daily).
- Vaginal ring (Estring®), creams and pessaries.
- Implant (every 6 months).
- Combined oestrogen–progestogen preparations include:
- Oral tablet (daily).
- Transdermal patch (once weekly or twice weekly):
- In transdermal combined hormone replacement therapy (cyclical or continuous combined oestrogen plus progestogen), the progestogen is either combined into the patch, or given separately as a tablet.
[BNF 54, 2007]
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