Straight Answers About HRT And Menopause
When do you start Hormone Replacement Therapy?
Usually within six to twelve months after normal periods ends. Before that the body is still producing hormones and the drugs may cause even more menopause symptoms – which defeats the object of the hormone therapy in the first place.
7. How do you take Hormone Replacement Therapy, and for how long?
To get on hormone replacement therapy you need to consult with your doctor. There are many different types and doses, and your doctor really knows best in these circumstances.
It is most commonly prescribed in patches or capsules, although shots, lotions and suppositories are also available. A vaginal estrogen ring and a gel also may gain federal approval soon, though at the time of writing, these are not yet widely available.
How long you take it depends on why you need it. You may want to use it only a short term to relieve menopause symptoms. Or you may want to use it for the rest of your life to help ward off heart disease and osteoporosis.
8. How often do you take the hormones?
The current trend – one which most women go for – is continuous therapy. It demands taking the HRT for the entire month.
Another preferred choice is cyclic therapy. That {spin]requires|involves|needs you to be[/spin] taking estrogen for virtually every day of the month and progestins or progesterone for
two weeks, to offer protection against uterine cancer. Taking progesterone for 2 weeks provides better protection against uterine cancer, many doctors now believe.
9. What’s the difference between continuous and cyclic?
Most doctors would rather to prescribe cyclic regimens because they are better studied and they produce about four consistent days of Weeding at the end of the progestin dose. The more regular the body’s pattern, the easier it is to spot warning signs of cancer. But most women prefer continuous treatment because 80 percent have no bleeding after 12 months.
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