Your Hormone Replacement Therapy Questions Answered
Whether you call it Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), Hormone Therapy (HT or Menopausal Hormone Therapy MHT, women have lots of questions about hormones that need answering.
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Perimenopause, Menopause and Post-Menopause Testing
Do you think you might be beginning your menopausal journey? Time to find a good menopause specialist! I can’t stress this enough! This healthcare professional is your menopause business partner. You want to find a smart specialist who is up on the latest information about this time in your life. In spite of the fact that …
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Perimenopause, Menopause and Post-Menopause Testing
Fortunately for us, when it comes to testing for hormone levels, no pencil is needed, and you really can’t fail.
Getting Tested for Menopause (and Fertility)
Let’s talk about those out-of-whack hormones. Fortunately for us, when it comes to testing for hormone levels, no pencil is needed, and you really can’t fail. For those of you squeamish about needles, rest assured you can get most of these done with a single blood draw. You might find that you don’t need all …
Blood Clot Risk Is Lower For Estrogen-Only, Transdermal, And Vaginal Estrogen Hormone Therapy
So many women have been afraid to use hormone therapy (HT) to ease their menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats because the initial reporting of the WHI 2002 study linked the non-bioidentical versions of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone to an increased risk of breast cancer, heart attacks, and strokes. Menopause, the …