THE INFLUENCE OF HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY ON THE BREAST GLANDULAR TISSUE IN AN ULTRASOUND IMAGE

Purpose: The aim of the study was to prove that ultrasound can visualize an effect of hormone replacement therapy on the glandular breast tissue. Certain percentage of women report of swelling and tenderness of their breasts while on HRT medication. We ought to be able to define sonographic phenomena correlated with these symptoms. Methods and Materials: During 2003 there were 167 women examined, all of them treated with HRT and not being suspected of a disease within breasts.The age of women was 29–77 years, mean 56, the time of exposure to hormonal therapy 1 month –25 years. Ultrasound had been recommended to…