Hormone replacement therapy among Danish women aged 45–65 years: Prevalence, determinants, and compliance

Abstract

In this survey, HRT had been used by one in three women at menopause, mainly for the alleviation of climacteric complaints and hardly ever because of osteoporosis concerns. Although it might be expected that HRT users who are concerned about developing osteoporosis in later life would be likely to continue the treatment for longer than other users, the study results did not bear this out. Continuation depended mainly on having had a hysterectomy and participation in sports and was higher among users with an intact uterus if they had had no withdrawal bleeding.