In article <[log in to unmask]>, PTBromley <[log in to unmask]>
writes
>In a message dated 23/03/98 20:08:19 GMT, you write:
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> 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. >>
>
>I've always considered that a combined COC/HRT preparation would be ideal for
>the perimenopausal age group, and in the years coming up to it. How come one
>has not surfaced on the market?
Although not licensed as such, there is a certain sense in graduating
from COC ie Microgynon or some such.. via a few years of a low dose
COC..(and despite the panics, I like to use Mercilon), and then gently
onto combined HRT
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Chris Pearson
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