Table 4.

 Results of histological examination of endometrium at end of study or on withdrawal in women who had complex hyperplasia while taking hormone replacement therapy before the study. Values are number (percentage)

	Time sample taken
Classification	At study completion (n=16)	On withdrawal (n=6)
Unassessable	4 (25)	0
Inactive or atrophic	9 (56)	4 (67)
Secretory	3 (19)*	2 (33)

^*All women had a weakly secretory endometrium; includes one woman who had previously taken unopposed oestrogen.