Estrogen plus Progestin in Postmenopausal Women — Act II

Abstract

The menopause is a multifaceted milestone in the lifetime of a woman. On the one hand, the menopause is a time when women are free of monthly menses, when many women are relieved of dysmenorrhea, when some women are released from the recurrent discomforts of the premenstrual syndrome, and when some women are finally confident for the first time in their reproductive life that pregnancy will not occur. On the other hand, the menopause is a startling reminder that the last third of life is commencing, and for some women, it represents a tragic conclusion to unfulfilled hopes of childbearing . . .