In postmenopausal cases, there is a possibility of considering hormone replacement therapy. It is designed to help mitigate irritating and unpleasant symptoms associated with menopause. It was used on a daily basis until 2002, when health risks were revealed in large-scale clinical trials.
Menopause causes the body to stop producing some female hormones. Hormone replacement therapy is designed to replace and replace these missing hormones. This was the standard treatment recommended for women with blinking and other climacteric symptoms. It was also thought to provide long-term health benefits, including the prevention of heart disease and osteoporosis.
Clinical research in 2002 raised new facts. Treatment actually had more health risk than the benefit of postmenopausal women. As more potential health risks are drawn from the study, the physician is more likely to recommend it. Many women undergoing hormone replacement therapy discontinue use.
For women who chose standard hormone therapy during natural menopause, there was benefit to treatment. Typically, hormone therapy involves taking estrogen and progestin. In addition to replacing these missing hormones, these women relaxed vaginal symptoms such as dryness, itching, burning sensation, sexual discomfort.
Long term use of this therapy to prevent postmenopausal condition is no longer recommended. However, women taking estrogen can gain some protection against osteoporosis, colorectal cancer, and heart disease in order to mitigate postmenopausal symptoms in a short period of time.
As you can see, treatment is a good choice when used naturally for menopause (not hysterectomy), for short term relief. Use for postmenopausal problems may not be the best option. Clinical studies in 2002 revealed that the prolonged use of estrogen and progestin increases the risk of serious medical conditions.
In the study of hormone replacement therapy, the risk of cancer and heart disease did not increase in women taking estrogen alone, but the risk of seizure, thrombosis, and mammography abnormality was high. Women taking both estrogen and progestin increased the risk of heart disease, breast cancer, stroke, thrombosis, and mammogram abnormalities.
If you are considering therapy to help with menopausal symptoms consult your doctor and discuss options.
