• Interleukin (IL-6, IL-18, IL-10), TNF-alpha, apoptotic microparticles, homocysteine, total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol, Lp(a), interleukin 6, ICAM soluble, [ Time Frame: 2 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
• Eslectin, prothrombin F1+2, factor VIII, resistance to activated protein C (RPCA or ACV test),IL 18, IL10, IL8 [ Time Frame: 2 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

• Interleukin (IL-6, IL-18, IL-10), TNF-alpha, apoptotic microparticles, homocysteine, total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol, Lp(a), interleukin 6, ICAM soluble,
• Eselectin, prothrombin F1+2, factor VIII, resistance to activated protein C (RPCA or ACV test),IL 18, IL10, IL8

Primary purpose : Effects of two doses of hormone therapy on hsCRP. The effects of hormone replacement therapy on inflammatory markers are dose-dependent.

Pro-inflammatory study of the effects in short term of two difference doses of 17beta-estradiol at the menopause woman

• Drug: CLIMASTON (drug)
• Drug: 17 Beta-estradiol (2mg/day)and (1mg/day)
• Drug: placebo

• Active Comparator: 17 Beta-estradiol (2mg/day)and (1mg/day)
• Active Comparator: CLIMASTON
• Placebo Comparator: placebo

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Inclusion Criteria:

• Symptomatic menopausal women : >=50 years and amenorrhea >=1 year or <50 years and amenorrhea >=1 year and plasmatic FSH >= 30 UI/l
• Normal mammography in the last 2 years before inclusion
• Normal cervical smear in the last 2 years before inclusion
• Written consent for participation in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unconfirmed Menopause with amenorrhoea of less than year
• Oestrogen-progesterone Treatment anterior in 3 months previous the inclusion
• Recently a viral Infection or bacteriologic(at least of 2 weeks)
• Dental Infection
• Inflammatory Pathology chronicles
• Antecedent of pathology cancerous with or no a sly hemopathy
• Addiction to smoking of more than 20 cigarettes a day or an alcoholic consumption furthermore of 4 glasses a day
• Taken concomitant of one of the treatments forbidden:statine, vitamin B6 or B12, folates, antiinflammatory, anti aggregant Plaquettes, DHEA, phytoestrogens
• Refusal to sign the assent informed
• Not membership in a regime about social security

• French Health Products Safety Agency
• FRM
• Solvay Pharmaceuticals