Hormone Therapy

FSH levels rise when the ovaries stop making estrogen.

Also, maintain a healthy weight and be physically active for at least 30 minutes a day.

Hormone Therapy


The use of hormone therapy has been debated a great deal since the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Hormone Study findings were released in 2002. Before this study, it was thought that hormone therapy could ward off heart disease, osteoporosis, and cancer, while improving women's quality of life. Findings emerged from clinical trials that showed this was not so. In fact, long-term use of hormone therapy poses serious risks and may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.

During perimenopause, some doctors suggest birth control pills to help with very heavy, frequent, or unpredictable menstrual periods. These pills might also help with symptoms like hot flashes, as well as prevent pregnancy. As you get closer to menopause, you might be bothered more by symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, or vaginal dryness. Your doctor might then suggest taking estrogen, as well as progesterone, if you still have a uterus. Taking these hormones will probably help with menopause symptoms and prevent the bone loss that can happen at menopause. However, there is a chance your symptoms will come back when you stop hormone therapy.

Currently, hormone therapy is recommended for postmenopausal women who have moderate to severe hot flashes or night sweats. Instead of hormone pills, topical hormones like vaginal creams are recommended for women who have problems with vaginal dryness. Women should talk about these issues with their doctors, who also may prescribe hormones to prevent osteoporosis if other kinds of medicines cannot be taken. Postmenopausal women should not take hormone therapy as they grow older to prevent problems like heart disease.
Hormone therapy can help with menopause by:

* Reducing hot flashes
* Treating vaginal dryness
* Slowing bone loss
* Decreasing mood swings and depression
* Improving sleep

For some women, hormone therapy may increase their chance of getting:

* Blood clots
* Heart attacks
* Strokes
* Breast cancer
* Gall bladder disease

Who should NOT take hormone therapy for menopause:

Women who . . .

* Think they are pregnant
* Have problems with vaginal bleeding
* Have had certain kinds of cancers (such as breast and uterine cancer)
* Have had a stroke or heart attack
* Have had blood clots
* Have liver disease

Hormone therapy can also cause these side effects:

* Bleeding
* Bloating
* Breast tenderness or enlargement
* Headaches
* Mood changes
* Nausea


More Menopause Information

There is also the spotting and vaginal bleeding that is experienced.

You are not expected to play the menopause martyr and suffer in silence.

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There are many foods which can provide all the necessary vitamins and minerals to fight the battle against menopause symptoms successfully.

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First of all it needs to be understood as a symptom of pre-menopause; then only the right menopause treatment can be given.

About two decades ago this option was not available to women.

  • The hormones estrogen and progesterone help to regulate a womans menstrual cycle.
  • Hormones may reduce your chances of getting thin, weak bones (osteoporosis) which break easily.
  • One recent study found that estrogen alone or estrogen plus progestin used on a sequential basis increased the risk of ovarian cancer, while estrogen plus progestin used continuously did not increase ovarian cancer risk.
  • You go through menopause immediately if both of your ovaries are also removed at surgery.

 

 

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"Hence, the slightest rise in temperature can cause a massive heat up of the body."

 

"A hot environment, eating or drinking hot or spicy foods, alcohol, or caffeine, and stress can bring on hot flashes."