Posted on 01/20/2023 5:05:30 PM PST by ConservativeMind
Menopause, the end of menstrual cycles, can produce symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia and mood changes. Women do not need to suffer in silence: Many treatment options are available.
Hormone replacement therapy is an estrogen medication; for women with a uterus, hormone therapy typically includes estrogen plus progestogen medication to prevent endometrial cancer. For women younger than 60 or within 10 years after their final period, the benefit of hormone therapy outweighs the risk in healthy women with postmenopausal symptoms, according to recent guidelines from the North American Menopause Society.
Many studies have shown that systemic hormone therapy such as a pill, patch, gel or spray, helps with hot flashes, night sweats, and vulva vaginal symptoms, Dr. Kling says.
There's also strong evidence that long-term treatment with estrogen therapy or estrogen plus progestogen therapy reduce the risk of fractures after menopause.
"Along with these benefits often comes improvement with menopause-related symptoms, including those most likely bothersome, including disturbed sleep, mood problems, and diminished sexual satisfaction," Dr. Kling says. "Addressing these symptoms can lead to a better quality of life."
With oral systemic estrogen therapy or estrogen plus progestogen therapy, risks include blood clots in the legs and lungs, and stroke.
Hormone therapy generally isn't an option for women with breast cancer, other hormonally mediated cancers or blood clot issues, and other women may simply wish to avoid hormone therapy, Dr. Kling says. There are many nonhormonal therapies ranging from mind-body techniques to medication that can bring relief with few or no side effects.
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Sure it does...that’s why my ‘old school’ nursing instructors didn’t use it or recommend it. Create a problem and fix it- makes more $$$$$$$$. Gotta spread that love around to insurance and radiology companies. Provide the mammogram film AND the treatment of choice= winning. Only the patient is the looser in their games.
Who said they did, men suffered right along with them.
“With oral systemic estrogen therapy or estrogen plus progestogen therapy, risks include blood clots in the legs and lungs, and stroke.”
WELL...at least they threw the truth in. BioID compounded creams specially devised for you AFTER complete testing is what should happen...but they (FDA) are trying to ban them...no $$$ for big Pharma.
Dealing with it naturally. I refuse to take pharmaceuticals for this. Suffice it to say I have a lot of fans! And luckily so far no mood problems going on 6 years now.
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