COC do not delay the menopause but they are are form of HRT.
Because of their oestogenic effects you would expect them to protect against
osteoporosis after the age of 50but no one has done the studies.
In the UK the COC are not licensed for use beyond the age of 50.
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Caldwell <[log in to unmask]>
To: GP-UK Bulletin Board <[log in to unmask]>; Australia GP Bulletin Board
<[log in to unmask]>
Date: 22 March 1998 21:51
Subject: COC and the menopause
>does long-term use of the COC delay the menopause and hence osteoporotic
>fractures etc??
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