feature | hormonal aging
The FacTs abouT
hormone therapy
Hormone tHerapy can Help witH tHe symptoms of
menopause – Hot flasHes, nigHt sweats, vaginal dryness and
r e v i T a l i z e
mood swings. But How do you know if it’s rigHt for you?
y o u r
hormones
A normal part of aging is the start
During
should take estrogen and progestin (the synthetic
menopause,
of menopause – another milestone in every form of progesterone). progestin protects a woman the brain loses
woman’s life. men, too, face midlife changes, from uterine cancer. women who have had a
control over
the hormonal
but the changes for women are more dramatic. hysterectomy – who do not have a uterus – can take system, causing
women are considered “postmenopausal” when estrogen alone. Hormone therapy can be taken in
our bodies to
lose hormonal
your menstrual periods have stopped for one year. several ways, including orally, through a patch on
balance. Today,
this usually happens sometime between the ages the skin, with a vaginal cream or gel or with an
over 250
million women
of 45 and 54, and the average woman will begin intrauterine device (iud) or vaginal ring. your doctor
worldwide are
menopause around age 51. a woman can also go will discuss which one is best for you based on your experiencing
through menopause at an earlier age if she’s had to symptoms. for instance, if you are having vaginal
menopausal
symptoms,
have surgery to remove her ovaries. around the time dryness (but not hot flashes), you may be prescribed with thousands
of menopause, your body starts to produce less of therapy as a vaginal cream or gel. the schedule for
more becoming
menopausal each
the female hormones, estrogen and progesterone. what days you take the hormones vary, depending on
day. clinically-
when this happens, you may start to develop whether you’ve had a hysterectomy and need to take
proven amberen
naturally
some symptoms. But menopause is different progestin. the two common schedules are:
balances your
for every woman – not everyone experiences the own hormones
same symptoms. the most common ones include
to alleviate
symptoms, so
hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, trouble
Cyclic therapy
estrogen every day and
progestin added for 10
you can return to
sleeping and mood swings.
a more youthful
to 14 days out of every
pre-menopausal
four weeks
state, without
estrogen also helps to keep your bones strong,
side effects.
and when estrogen levels fall, your bones Continuous-
estrogen and progestin
amberen reduces
hot flashes,
become weaker and can break more easily. so,
combined therapy
every day
night sweats,
it’s important to take steps to keep your bones
irritability,
sleeplessness,
strong and healthy. sometimes, the symptoms of etc. Find out
menopause go away after a few months without
more about
treatment, but there’s no way to know if and when Precautions
amberen
online at
they’ll stop. if your symptoms are bothersome,
tryamberen.com.
there are many treatments available. it’s a good like any medication, hormone therapy does carry
source: lunada
idea to talk to your doctor about the options. one some risks. long-term use of hormone therapy
biomedical; los
angeles, ca
such treatment that is often prescribed for the may increase a woman’s risk for heart attack, stroke,
symptoms of menopause is hormone therapy. blood clots and breast cancer. Because of these
risks, hormone therapy should be used only for
a short time – never for long-term treatment
How hormone therapy works
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of menopausal symptoms and only if your
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