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Hormone therapy: Is it right for you?
What are the benefits of hormone therapy?
Who should consider hormone therapy?
Who should avoid hormone therapy?
If you take hormone therapy, how can you reduce risk?
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What are the basic types of hormone therapy?
What are the risks of hormone therapy?
Who can benefit from hormone therapy?
What can you do if you can't take hormone therapy?
The bottom line: Hormone therapy isn't all good or all bad
Who should consider hormone therapy?
Who should avoid hormone therapy?
If you take hormone therapy, how can you reduce risk?
Content
What are the basic types of hormone therapy?
What are the risks of hormone therapy?
Who can benefit from hormone therapy?
What can you do if you can't take hormone therapy?
The bottom line: Hormone therapy isn't all good or all bad
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Hormone replacement therapy is medication that contains female hormones. You take the medication to replace the estrogen that your body stops making during menopause. Hormone therapy is most often used to treat common menopausal symptoms, including hot flashes and vaginal discomfort.
Hormone therapy has also been proved to prevent bone loss and reduce fracture in postmenopausal women.
However, there are risks associated with using hormone therapy. These risks depend on the type of hormone therapy, the dose, how long the medication is taken and your individual health risks. For best results, hormone therapy should be tailored to each person and reevaluated every so often to be sure the benefits still outweigh the risks.
