Compliance with hormone replacement therapy at the menopause clinic, Siriraj Hospital

Abstract

Objectives To study the compliance and factors associated with compliance of hormone
replacement therapy in post menopause women.
Design A retrospective descriptive study
Setting A university hospital
Subjects A total number of 423 postmenopausal women attending the menopause clinic,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol
University were recriuited. All subjects statrted hormone replacement therapy during the year
1996-1998.
Main outcome measures Compliance of hormone replacement therapy.
Results Compliance with hormone replacement therapy at 1 and 2 years were 71.4% and
63.6% respectively. Significant factors associated with increased compliance were surgical
menopause, younger age at onset of hormone replacement therapy and not having side
effects.
Conclusion Compliance with hormone replacement therapy at 1 and 2 years were 71.4% and
63.6% respectively. Factors affecting compliance-included type of menopause, age at onset of
hormone replacement therapy and having no side effects