The prescriber's rapid reference to HRT. The current status of HRT: HRT and osteoporosis. Estrogen replacement therapy and Alzheimer s disease. Postmenopausal HRT: common and uncommon questions. Prescribing indications and precautions for HRT: HRT,intrauterine disease, and irregular bleeding (excluding fibroids, polyps, and hyperplasia). HRT after endometrial cancer. HRT and endometriosis. HRT and breast cancer. Tamoxifen and its effects on the endometrium. Benign breast disease and HRT. HRT forosteoporosis. HRT in diabetes. HRT and progestogen intolerance. HRT and previous venous thrombosis. HRT in women with established arterial disease. HRT choices for women with hypertriglyceridemia. Management of the apparently fit and healthy woman withoutrisk factors. Index.