Joint Position Statement of the Polish Cardiologic Society, the Polish Gynaecological Society and the Polish Menopause and Andropause Society on the effect of postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy on the cardiovascular system

The group of experts representing the Polish Cardiologic Society, the Polish Gynecological Society and the Polish Menopause and Andropause Society has issued this Joint Position Statement based on the review of available literature on the effect of postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy on the cardiovascular system. The results of older clinical and epidemiological studies are confronted with the most recently published data. The importance of type, doses and delivery route of hormones is discussed with respect to the cardiovascular safety of HRT.