Menopause Hormone Therapy, Explained Plainly
What each option is, benefits and risks without hype, and a question sheet and symptom log for the visit. No dosing.
By Whole Life HQ4 parts · about 4,400 words · printable · read online
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Women in perimenopause or menopause who are weighing treatment options and want the choices, benefits and risks explained plainly before they see a clinician.
What you receive
- 4-part guide to menopause treatment options
- What each hormone and non-hormone option is, in plain words
- Benefits and risks without hype, with two worked examples
- A question sheet, a symptom and side-effect log and when to call
4 printable pages, in reading order
- Part 1: The menopause treatment map
- Part 2: The hormone options, in plain words
- Part 3: Benefits and risks, without hype or scare
- Part 4: The appointment and the follow-up
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Part 1: The menopause treatment map
Menopause treatment can feel confusing because there are so many terms and so many opinions. This guide explains one part of it, hormone therapy, in plain words. It is education, not medical advice. It does not tell you to start, stop or change anything. Your own clinician knows your history and has to guide your choices.
Words you will hear
In the US, hormone treatment for menopause goes by several names. They mostly mean the same thing:
- Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is the term many medical groups use now.
- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the older name, still common in everyday talk.
- Hormone therapy (HT) is the short form you may see on websites.
In this guide we will say "hormone therapy." It means giving estrogen, sometimes with a second hormone, to ease symptoms that come from falling estrogen levels.
A few other words are worth knowing:
- Perimenopause is the stretch of years before your final period, when hormones swing and periods change.
- Menopause is a single point in time. It is confirmed after 12 months in a row without a period.
- Postmenopause is every year after that.
What is in each part
- The menopause treatment map
- The hormone options, in plain words
- Benefits and risks, without hype or scare
- The appointment and the follow-up
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4 printable pages: see the list
- Part 1: The menopause treatment map
- Part 2: The hormone options, in plain words
- Part 3: Benefits and risks, without hype or scare
- Part 4: The appointment and the follow-up
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Who wrote it
Written by the Whole Life HQ team.
Not yet reviewed by an outside expert.
We plan to ask a women's health clinician to review it. Until then it is general information, not professional advice.
General information, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor before changing your exercise, eating or sleep, or if something worries you. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline). In an emergency call 911.
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