%0 Journal Article %T Efecto de la combinaci¨®n estradiol - acetato de noretisterona sobre los niveles de prote¨ªna c reactiva en menop¨¢usicas ooforectomizadas %A Reyna-Villasmil %A Eduardo %A Guerra-Vel¨¢squez %A Mery %A Reyna-Villasmil %A Nadia %A Mejias-Montilla %A Jorly %J Revista de Obstetricia y Ginecolog¨ªa de Venezuela %D 2005 %I Sociedad de Obstetricia y Ginecolog¨ªa de Venezuela %X objective: to determine the effect of estradiol and norethisterone acetate on serum c reactive protein levels in healthy oophorectomised postmenopausal women at baseline and at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. method: thirty six patients, who underwent hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with climacteric symptoms were included. patients were treated with 2 mg of estradiol and 1 mg of norethisterone acetate daily. c reactive protein were measured at baseline and at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. setting: hospital central "dr. urquinaona". maracaibo. estado zulia results: an increased of c reactive protein was observed at 3 months, but it was consider not significant (p > 0,05). later, non significant variations were observed at 6, 9 and 12 months related to initial value (p > 0,05). conclusion: oral administration of estradiol and nortisterone acetate do not produce increase of c reactive protein levels in oophorectomised postmenopausal patients, which could contribute to cardiovascular benefit of users of combined hormonal replacement therapy. %K menopause. c-reactive protein %K estradiol %K nortisterone acetate %K oophosectomised postmenopausal. %U http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0048-77322005000300005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en