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Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) involves using hormonal medication to relieve menopause symptoms. In addition to dealing with symptoms, the therapy benefits women in many more ways. It is understandable that you are at crossroads on deciding if you need to take it. By being aware of its other benefits you would get an idea if you require it and you will understand why is effective and better than dealing with it in a natural way.
Menopause-related benefits:
- The occurrence and severity of night sweats and hot flushes are reduced and in some cases eliminated.
- Improves sleeping pattern
- Increased energy levels
- Stabilises mood
- Provides relief from vaginal dryness
- Reduces the discomfort experienced during sex
- Helps with joint pain
The wide range of other benefits include:
- Osteoporosis: This therapy is proven to improve bone health thus reducing the risk of osteoporotic fracture and osteoporosis. It improves bone strength by reducing the loss of calcium and promotes the growth of new bones.
- Stroke and heart disease: It has positive effects on cholesterol and lowers LDL cholesterol. It brings down blood pressure slightly by relaxing smooth muscles. It is proved to promote carbohydrate metabolism and controls diabetes.
- It reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, colon cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.
The benefits of hormone therapy can be reaped when it is taken at the right time. More benefits are noticed when you take it during the menopausal transition. If women start taking it at a much later stage, there are chances for the therapy to be less beneficial. It should also be noted that some symptoms that are treated while on HRT occur again after the therapy is discontinued.
Why is HRT essential during menopause?
With HRT there is much quicker relief from menopause symptoms and the quality of life is improved. Estrogen is essential for women and a drop in its levels results in negative consequences which can be dealt with HRT. The need to treat the symptoms medically, arise due to the health risks that follow.
Combined HRT involves the usage of both estrogen and progesterone and has more additional benefits. They can be taken in the form of pills, patches and implants. With patched the side-effect related to stomach disorders can be kept at bay while implants need to be used only at intervals and are convenient that way.
HRTs are more beneficial than other treatments in treating menopause related health issues. Opting for herbal alternatives is likely to cause some risks whilst being less beneficial.
