A PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION SUITABLE FOR ORAL ADMINISTRATION COMPRISES AN ACTIVE THEREAPEUTIC INGREDIENT IS SILID SOLUTION WITH A STEROIDAL LIPID, TOGETHER WITH A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE CARRIER FOR SAID MIXTURE. THE THEREPEUTIC INGREDIENT MAY BE, FOR EXAMPLE, A NATURAL STEROID HORMONE, AND THE LIPID MAY BE A STEROL. THE PREPARATION MAY BE PROVIDED IN UNIT DOSAGE FORMS SUCH AS TABLETS, LOZENGES, CAPSULES, AND THE LIKE.