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Menopause Facts

Women with heart disease should not use menopausal hormone therapy to prevent the risk of further heart disease.
Calcitonin is a naturally occurring nonsex hormone that increases bone mass in the spine, and is used to treat women who have osteoporosis and who are at least 5 years beyond menopause.
To relieve the symptoms of menopause, doctors may prescribe hormone therapy which can involve the use of either estrogen alone or with another hormone called progesterone, or progestin in its synthetic form.
In 2002, the WHI estrogen-plus-progestin study was stopped because of an increased risk of breast cancer and because, overall, risks from use of the hormones outweighed the benefits.

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Hormone therapy (HT)

If used properly, hormone therapy (once called hormone replacement therapy or HRT) is one way to deal with the more difficult symptoms of menopause. It's the only therapy that is approved by the government for treating more difficult hot flashes and vaginal dryness. Hormone therapy should NOT be used solely to prevent heart or bone disease, stroke, memory loss, or Alzheimer's disease.

There are many kinds of hormone therapies so your doctor can suggest what's best for you. As with all treatments, HT has both possible benefits and possible risks; it is important to talk about these issues with your doctor. If you decide to use HT, use the lowest dose that helps and for the shortest time needed. Check with your doctor every 6 months to see if you still need HT.

HT can help with menopause by:

* Reducing hot flashes
* Treating vaginal dryness
* Slowing bone loss
* Improving sleep (and thus decrease mood swings)

For some women, HT may increase their chance of:

* Blood clots
* Heart attack
* Stroke
* Breast cancer
* Gall bladder disease

Menopause Facts

During menopause a womans body slowly produces less of the hormones estrogen and progesterone which often happens between the ages of 45 and 55 years old.
Menopause marks the time of your last menstrual period and it is not considered the last until you have been period-free for 1 year without being ill, pregnant, breast-feeding, or using certain medicines, all of which also can cause menstrual cycles to cease.
Hormones may reduce your chances of getting thin, weak bones (osteoporosis) which break easily.
In 2002, the WHI estrogen-plus-progestin study was stopped because of an increased risk of breast cancer and because, overall, risks from use of the hormones outweighed the benefits.

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