[Estrogen therapy effect in arterial tension in postmenopausal women].

Introduction: Experimental studies have shown that estrogens prevent deposit of cholesterol in arteries, have effect upon the endothelial function (to prevent contraction of smooth muscle), and enlarge the vascular tone or vasodilatation.

Objective: To determine changes in arterial pressure before and after use of estrogen-therapy.

Material And Methods: A descriptive study was carried out follow-up during 8 weeks in Obstetric and Gynecologic Hospital (No.