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The Advantages of Hormone Therapy to Menopause Women

Menopause is a change that any woman would undergo whether she likes it or not. A woman can be considered menopause when her period ceases. There are changes that occur in the woman’s body during menopause, like lesser production of hormones like estrogen and progesterone. Women are considered menopause when their menstruation stops for a period of 12 months in a row, the usual age for women to menopause are ages 45 and 55 years old. Different women experience different symptoms during menopause on the other hand some women may not feel any symptoms at all. The usual symptoms accompanying a menopause are as follows: changes in the period, hot flushes, night sweats as well as sleeping problems that leads to stress and vaginal changes wherein the vagina may become dry and thin thus making sex rather painful. Still other women experience thinning of the bones that leads to loss of height and osteoporosis.

There are ways on how to lessen the effect of menopausal changes like taking hormones or hormonal pills. These hormones or hormonal pills can reduce hot flushes, treat vaginal dryness as well as slows down bone deterioration. However, before taking any hormones or hormonal pills, women should try to visit their doctors first for a complete checkup in order to get the right kind of hormones or hormonal pills that would


best suit them. Like any medicine, hormones or hormonal pills have risks and benefits. Hormones or hormonal pills are not advisable for women who are pregnant, have problems with vaginal bleeding, have cancers, have or had a stroke or heart attack in the past year, have blood clots and have liver disease.

The use of hormones or hormonal pills is part of a hormone therapy for women who are undergoing menopause. In addition, hormone therapy is also termed as hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Hormone therapy for menopausal women reduces the effect of menopause in women. Hormone therapy is considered to be one of the most effective relief for various menopausal symptoms. Hormones also reduces the chance for women to have osteoporosis. Aside from that, hormone therapy able women to have an active sex life since it help in the production of vaginal lubrication. The most common hormones given to women who are undergoing menopause are estrogen or estrogen with progestin which is another hormone. Hormones or hormonal pills should be taken at the lowest dose as possible and as much as possible to be taken only for a short period.

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