As a Menopause Society-certified menopause practitioner (NCMP), a member of its Education Committee, and recently part of the team that updated their menopause slide deck, here\u2019s what you need to know! Hormone therapy (HT) has been a topic of controversy for decades, particularly since the Women\u2019s Health Initiative (WHI) published initial data in 2002. Overnight, HT was effectively banished as a go-to for managing menopausal symptoms. Re-analysis of the data decades later has redeemed HT, but mistrust among patients and healthcare professionals alike continues to be a challenge. MENOPAUSE is NOT a disease. It is a natural progression in a woman\u2019s reproductive life. It can be a wonderful, exciting, and fulfilling time. Managing your symptoms during this journey can help maximize your quality of life and help you enjoy this beautiful chapter of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. HT (estrogen and progesterone) can be BENEFICIAL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. There are many formulations and modes of delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. HT is one-stop shopping if you can take it\u2014hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. If you have a history of breast cancer or other estrogen-dependent cancers, HT is not recommended. However, there are many no-hormone options available for you. BUT vaginal estrogen is an option for you!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. If you are at risk for breast cancer\u2014such as carrying a gene mutation like BRCA\u2014you CAN be treated with HT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. If you undergo risk-reducing surgery (removing the ovaries because of a BRCA mutation), you will become menopausal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Early menopause is associated with other health risks, and HT can decrease those risks significantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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