D. M. Hart

The gonadomimetic steroid Tibolone, is currently widely used for the treatment of menopausal symptoms. Up to 20% of women have been reported to have episodes of bleeding whilst on therapy. We investigated 37 cases who experienced bleeding e…

GnRH agonists can induce a reversible pharmacological menopause and can be used to treat endometriosis, a fairly common gynaecological problem which responds well to oestrogen deprivation. Premature menopause is associated with adverse lipi…

Summary This double-blind, randomized, crossover study compared the efficacy and safety of danazol (100 mg twice daily) with matching placebo in the treatment of severe premenstrual syndrome. Nineteen patients were randomly allocated to rec…

Long-term therapy with (7 alpha,17 alpha)-17-hydroxy-7-methyl-19-norpregn-5(10)-en-20-yn-3-one (Org OD 14; tibolone, Livial) has no influence on the endometrium in post-menopausal women. This was concluded from endometrial biopsies taken fr…

SummaryA double blind placebo controlled cross over study was conducted to assess the response of women with severe premenstrual syndrome to treatment with danazol. Daily self assessment of clinical state was measured using the Moos menstru…

Introduction Danol (danazoI) is a synthetic steroid which has been found to be effective in the treatment of a variety of gynaecological and endocrinological disorders including endometriosis (Young & Blackmore 1977), fibroadenosis (Mansel …