[Hormonal replacement treatment: therapeutic protocols]

Hormonal replacement therapy concerns an increasing number of women: therefore it would be beneficial to vary its doses and administration modes in order to ensure the treatment's efficiency and innocuity. Furthermore, this treatment has to take into account the fact that women often wish not to have withdraw bleedings. It also has to adapt to various clinical situations like fibroids, adenomyosis, endometriosis, hysterectomy and old age. The general situation and particular cases are discussed in this text.