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Menopause Medication: What is Your Choice?
There are a number of treatments available to women today and all these have their own plus and minuses. Women
today appreciate the fact that herbal and natural treatments make more sense than the synthetic medicines, though
it is not possible yet to do without the latter totally. Let us look at what is available today as menopause
medication:
HRT:
The most common of all the treatments is the HRT. It is common because it covers the basics of menopause, like the
replacement of hormone that is getting depleted by the ovaries shut down process. This method though extremely
effective, has been found to be connected to cancer and blood clotting, and hence long-term usage is highly contra
indicated.
ERT:
Estrogen replacement therapy is a milder menopause medication than the HRT, but more or less on the same lines. It
replaces the loss of estrogen in the blood stream thus giving relief to a host of symptoms such as hot flushes, and
night sweats. The same dangers that come from HRT lurks in ERT as well, so should not be used for too long a period
of time.
Locally applicable creams and lotions:
It was observed that there is a lot of relief without half the risks involved when the hormones are applied
locally, for example using vaginal cream for itchiness and dryness. These are mostly progesterone creams. These too
have been associated with cancer and dangerous blood clots.
Treatment without hormones:
There is menopause medication which does not contain hormones. These are usually relaxants, anti-depressants which
are SSRIs or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are used to treat hot flushes in particular.
Treatment with other menopause medication with hormones:
There are a number of menopause medication which has hormones such as oral contraceptives, progestin tablets and
low does estrogen patches or vaginal creams which are highly beneficial (though with risks in the long terms
usage).
Each one of the above is helpful in one way or the other. A combination of a few of them usually works well in
totally keeping the symptoms under control. However, since a lot of risks are involved as well, tend to navigate
towards herbal alternatives. No one is willing to take a chance on diseases such as cancer and heart attack.
It is easy though to find alternative efficient menopause medication which is based on natural ingredients gathered
from plants and minerals.
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