Is it good to take hormones for menopause?

Answer 1

Not necessarily! One can make a case for hormone replacement and also opting not to do so. Much of it depends on your medical history and that of your family.

When I entered menopause about 11 years ago I opted not to after reading information on both sides of the issue. I could not take birth control pills because I have a tendency to form blood clots in my legs due to phlebitis. I also did not wish to go on having a menstrual cycle every month since my cycles were difficult and long all of my life. I let it go naturally, took other things to counteract some of the symptoms of menopause. My menopause was not problematical and I have never regretted my decision.

There is so much information out there you need to read before you make a decision. Back then, breast cancer was also considered a side effect of hormone replacement therapy. With what I had already read at the time and my own history relating to hormones, I thought it best to age gracefully! The rest is history...Good luck!

Answer 2

I'm of menopausal age and am not too convinced taking hormones is a good idea. One of the benefits I've heard from taking these hormones is that they reduce bone loss. However, watching your diet, not smoking, and getting regular exercise does just as well. My mother is in her 80s and regularly walks several miles a day. She has not had any significant problems with bone loss. She went through menopause some thirty years ago and told me that she didn't really have any of the major symptoms. She said the way she knew it had come was that her periods stopped.

Answer 3

Women often use hormones to help them through menopause.

If you have had a surgical menopause, with removal of ovaries as well, you may be able to use premarine. That is what I have done.

However, if you still have your organs, and you do not have osteoporosis, you will want to get away from use of hormones.

Good luck with your decision.

Answer 4

How do hormones help with menopause?

Reduce hot flashes
Treat vaginal dryness
Slow bone loss
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

Have had a stroke or heart attack in the past year

Have had blood clots

Have liver disease

What is hormone therapy for menopause?

Hormone therapy for menopause has also been called hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
Lower hormone levels in menopause may lead to hot flashes, vaginal dryness and thin bones. To help with these problems, women are often given estrogen or estrogen with progestin (another hormone). Like all medicines, hormone therapy has risks and benefits. Talk to your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist about hormones. If you decide to use hormones, use them at the lowest dose that helps. Also use them for the shortest time that you need them.

Who needs treatment for symptoms of menopause?

For some women, many of these changes will go away over time without treatment. Some women will choose treatment for their symptoms and to prevent bone loss. If you choose treatment, estrogen alone or estrogen with progestin (for a woman who still has her uterus or womb) can be used.
What are the benefits from using hormones for menopause?

Hormone therapy is the most effective FDA approved medicine for relief of your hot flashes, night sweats or vaginal dryness.
Hormones may reduce your chances of getting thin, weak bones (osteoporosis), which break easily.
What are the risks of using hormones?

For some women, hormone therapy may increase their chances of getting blood clots, heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer, and gall bladder disease. For a woman with a uterus, estrogen increases her chance of getting endometrial cancer (cancer of the uterine lining). Adding progestin lowers this risk.

Answer 5

if it stops you from being irrational than yes take them by the handfull

Answer 6

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Answer 7

depends how your body reacts to medicines.

Answer 8

no

Answer 9

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