ESTROGEN THERAPY

Estrogen therapy is prescribed to treat menopausal symptoms. It has been studied extensively and considered to be the most consistently effective therapy for vasomotor symptoms.

Estrogen therapy reduces or eliminates several symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes, disturbed sleep resulting from hot flashes, and vaginal dryness.

Estrogen therapy can be used:

  • With progesterone– substantially reduces the risk of uterine cancer (endometrial cancer) so that the risk of developing this cancer is equivalent to that of women not taking estrogen.
  • Without progesterone– however, is associated with an increase in the risk of uterine cancer (endometrial cancer, cancer of the lining of the uterus).

Users of oral hormone therapy (HT) (in the doses of the Women’s Health Initiative) for more than five years are at slightly increased risk of breast cancer, heart disease, and stroke than are nonusers. The term “hormone therapy” or “HT” is being used to replace the outdated terminology “hormone replacement therapy” or “HRT.”

Call your doctor if you have any of these side effects:

  • Bloating
  • Breast swelling or tenderness
  • Headaches
  • Mood changes
  • Nausea
  • Vaginal bleeding

You may want to avoid it if you have these conditions:

  • Blood clots
  • Cancer (such as breast, uterine, or endometrial)
  • Heart or liver disease
  • Heart attack
  • Known or suspected pregnancy
  • Stroke

Available brands:

  • Faslodex
  • Arimedex
  • Aromasin

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