Progesterone is added to estrogens in H to achieve wof effects
Decrease the estrogen action on the breast
Decrease the occurrence of endometrial cancers
Increase the effectiveness of the estrogens
Inhibit bone resorption
Hormone replacement therapy (H) In nonhysterectomised postmenopausal women estrogen therapy is supplemented with a progestin for 10-12 days each month to counteract the risk of inducing endometrial carcinoma. Ref:- kd tripathi; pg num:-318
Endocrinology