Level of knowledge and acceptance of hormone replacement therapy in women over 39 years

• Autores: Solsol, Gloria, Salvador, Jorge, Maradiegue, Eduardo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2015
• Institución: Sociedad Peruana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
• Repositorio: Revista SPOG - Revista Peruana de Ginecología y Obstetricia
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.spog:article/1071
• Enlace del recurso: http://www.spog.org.pe/web/revista/index.php/RPGO/article/view/1071
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto

OBJECTIVE: To establish the level of knowledge and acceptation of hormonal replacement therapy in patients over 39 Yearold. DESIGN: Transversal descriptive study. SUBJECTS: 212 patients over 39 yearold. LOCATION: Outpatient Gynecology Service of Cayetano Heredia National Hospital between February and April 1995. RESULTS: 84% were climacteric or menopausal. Most known symptoms were neuropsychiatric, 72% knew about treatment, only 6% used it, 97% accepted HRT and 61% were willing to receive HRT for live, but only 25% knew the benefits. There was fear of bleeding and gestation in 37% and 58% respectively. CONCLUSION: Patients with better education bad more knowledge of HRT benefits. Patients who receive HRT know more about the benefits of hormonal therapy.