2022年12月6日 · 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.

2023年3月1日 · The latest guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, published Nov. 1, 2022, in JAMA, recommend against the use of estrogen alone or combined estrogen-progesterone formulations — patches as well as pills — to prevent chronic conditions such as osteoporosis or cardiovascular disease.

2022年4月19日 · The safest way to take replacement estrogen is through the skin in a patch, gel or spray. Even a small amount of estrogen replacement can often alleviate your symptoms effectively and provide you with the bone and heart protection you need.

2025年1月31日 · There are many types of estrogen therapy in many different forms -- pills, patches, suppositories, and more. The best type of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) depends on your health, your...

2020年1月29日 · Hormone therapy is highly effective for the management of vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women; vaginal estrogen is used for genitourinary symptoms only. Hormone therapy is not...

Medication that provides estrogen can relieve symptoms of menopause in two ways: Systemic estrogen therapy. Estrogen is released into the bloodstream and travels to the organs and tissues where it is needed. Examples include pills, skin patches, …

2023年2月13日 · Estrogen may have plaque-destabilizing and other adverse effects in the setting of advanced atherosclerosis, but it provides an appropriate and safe option for treatment of menopausal symptoms when initiated in healthy women <60 years of age or within 10 years of menopause onset.

2025年1月14日 · HRT is a possible treatment for menopause symptoms. Your doctor may also refer to the treatment as hormone therapy, menopausal hormone therapy, and estrogen replacement therapy. During menopause,...

At the most basic level, hormone therapy replaces female hormones, primarily estrogen and progestogens, that are lost during the menopause transition. Hormone therapy is FDA-approved as a first-line therapy for the relief of bothersome hot flashes and is …

2016年12月1日 · Although estrogen is the most effective treatment for hot flashes, nonhormonal alternatives such as low-dose paroxetine, venlafaxine, and gabapentin are effective alternatives. Women...