If you want relief from your symptoms of menopause, but dont want to risk your health with a dangerous treatment, what should you do? As you probably have heard, hormone replacement therapy has been linked with certain cancers, heart problems, strokes, and other health problems. In fact in a study made by the Women's Health Initiative, women who took a mix of estrogen and progesterone hormones were 71% more likely to contract lung cancer than those who were taking a placebo.
Of course there are reasons why some women will opt for the HRT route, due to much more severe symptoms than normal from menopause. Their hormones put them through hell every day, and can threaten bones with osteoporosis, or suffer extended heavy bleeding due to periods that are out of control. However for most women this therapy isnt really necessary, since a normal range of symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, depression, moodiness, etc. can be dealt with using milder therapies such as herbal remedies.
There is one case when if a woman has had a hysterectomy, she may be a prime candidate for estrogen-only therapy, which has shown to cause cancer of the uterus. However if her uterus has already been removed this is certainly not a threat. If she smokes cigarettes and has any history of blood clots, then this will not be a therapy to use since it has shown to possibly cause blood clots. Too high-risk for most women, but only you can make that decision.
With all of the risks that these hormones seem to have, what other alternatives are there? Many women are finding relief with alternatives such as: progesterone hormone cream, which can relieve symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats, and many herbs which have varying rates of success for relief of the symptoms.
Herbs such as black cohosh for hot flashes have been used for many hundreds of years before the advent of modern medicine, as other herbal remedies. There is also motherwort, Asian ginseng, licorice root, lavender, kava, red clover, and ginkgo used to tackle a host of other symptoms in menopausal women. Most of these herbs are what is known as phytoestrogens or plants that act as a natural source of estrogen once converted by the body. Some can be used by themselves, and others even in conjunction with standard medicines depending on the usage. You should of course tell your doctor if you are taking any of these herbs, because some may interfere with the pharmaceutical medicines that you may already be taking.
Of course there are reasons why some women will opt for the HRT route, due to much more severe symptoms than normal from menopause. Their hormones put them through hell every day, and can threaten bones with osteoporosis, or suffer extended heavy bleeding due to periods that are out of control. However for most women this therapy isnt really necessary, since a normal range of symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, depression, moodiness, etc. can be dealt with using milder therapies such as herbal remedies.
There is one case when if a woman has had a hysterectomy, she may be a prime candidate for estrogen-only therapy, which has shown to cause cancer of the uterus. However if her uterus has already been removed this is certainly not a threat. If she smokes cigarettes and has any history of blood clots, then this will not be a therapy to use since it has shown to possibly cause blood clots. Too high-risk for most women, but only you can make that decision.
With all of the risks that these hormones seem to have, what other alternatives are there? Many women are finding relief with alternatives such as: progesterone hormone cream, which can relieve symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats, and many herbs which have varying rates of success for relief of the symptoms.
Herbs such as black cohosh for hot flashes have been used for many hundreds of years before the advent of modern medicine, as other herbal remedies. There is also motherwort, Asian ginseng, licorice root, lavender, kava, red clover, and ginkgo used to tackle a host of other symptoms in menopausal women. Most of these herbs are what is known as phytoestrogens or plants that act as a natural source of estrogen once converted by the body. Some can be used by themselves, and others even in conjunction with standard medicines depending on the usage. You should of course tell your doctor if you are taking any of these herbs, because some may interfere with the pharmaceutical medicines that you may already be taking.
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