THE CONTROVERSY OF USE OF HORMONAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY (HRT) IN WOMEN POST MENOPAUSE : PRELIMINARY STUDY IN INDONESIA

Abstract

The number of postmenopausal women in the world in 2020 according to the World Health Organization is expected to reach 1.2 billion, while in Indonesia, according to the Central Beraeu of Statistic (CBS) number of postmenopausal women in 2025 will reach 60 million people. In general, postmenopausal women will have experience a variety of complaints such as hot flush, osteoporosis, sleep disorders, obesity, anxiety, urogenital disorders, dementia and sensory impairments. Postmenopausal women will be at risk of suffering from diabetes, coronary heart disease, osteoporosis, dementia, and cancer.