Category: Menopause
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Estrogen and Menopause: Why Hormone Replacement Therapy Helps
Most people know estrogen as the female hormone most closely associated with menopause, as menopause results from decreasing estrogen levels. What people don’t often realize is that estrogens (including estrone, estradiol, and estriol) are multi-function…
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BHRT: The Best Treatment for Hot Flashes and Other Menopause Symptoms
Watching women go through menopause, you understand immediately why hot flashes are such a big deal. The rush of heat, flushing and blotchy skin, and perspiration can be distressing and embarrassing at the best of…
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Hormone Replacement Therapy After Hysterectomy Can Help You Restore Balance
Billie struggled with painful periods throughout her adult years. She felt at the mercy of her monthly cycles, which were irregular, heavy, and came with crippling cramps. At age 23 her doctor finally put a…
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What Are the Symptoms of Perimenopause? Understanding Your Experiences and the Possibilities of Treatment
As we age, we’re often left trying to understand what is going on when our bodies start to undergo natural transitions, and the transition to menopause is often one of the most puzzling. Women often…
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BHRT: A Natural Treatment for Postmenopause Symptoms
Menopause is a natural phenomenon that women experience as they age. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy. As your ovaries cease estrogen production, you’ve likely experienced some of your most significant bodily changes since puberty.…
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How Bioidentical Progesterone Benefits Women After Menopause
With the advent of menopause, women may experience a host of symptoms that can have a profound impact on both physical and emotional well-being. To address these symptoms, a growing number of women are turning…
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HRT and Weight Gain: Is It the Hormones, or Is It Menopause?
If you’ve stepped on a scale recently and been unpleasantly surprised by the numbers, you may be searching for a reason behind your unintentional weight gain. If you’ve recently started taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT)…
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7 Severe Menopausal Symptoms to Watch Out For as You Age
Do you feel that your body may be entering menopause? Menopause is an entirely normal stage that affects all women as they age. It’s defined as the changes a woman goes through either just before…
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12 Reasons to Seek Hormone Therapy for Menopause Support
About 6,000 women in the United States enter menopause every day. That’s over two million a year. If you’re one of these women, you know how much menopause can disrupt your life. From night sweats and poor…
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How Long Can Post Menopausal Women Use Hormones?
Are you post menopausal and suffering from unbearable hot flashes or mood swings? Treatments for symptoms are available. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) helps to the body replace hormones it no longer produces. But HRT has…