Hormone Replacement Therapy: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
== Introduction == | |||
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a menopause treatment that relieves symptoms. As you approach menopause, it replaces hormones that are at a lower level.<ref name=":0">Sullivan SD, Sarrel PM, Nelson LM. Hormone replacement therapy in young women with primary ovarian insufficiency and early menopause. Fertility and sterility. 2016 Dec 1;106(7):1588-99.</ref> | |||
== Types of hormone replacement therapy == | |||
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) - most women take a combination of oestrogen and progestogen, and oestrogen alone.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
* Progestins | |||
* Testosterone | |||
* Dehydroepiandrosterone | |||
* Custom Compounding | |||
== Benefits of hormone replacement therapy == | == Benefits of hormone replacement therapy == | ||
Revision as of 10:38, 28 May 2022
Introduction[edit | edit source]
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a menopause treatment that relieves symptoms. As you approach menopause, it replaces hormones that are at a lower level.[1]
Types of hormone replacement therapy[edit | edit source]
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) - most women take a combination of oestrogen and progestogen, and oestrogen alone.[1]
- Progestins
- Testosterone
- Dehydroepiandrosterone
- Custom Compounding
Benefits of hormone replacement therapy[edit | edit source]
- Menopausal symptoms: HRT is widely used for the established indications of menopausal symptoms.
- Osteoporotic fractures: An older population with severe osteoporosis might have enjoyed greater protection from fractures with HRT. Some studies also found out the uses HRT reduces vertebral and hip fractures.
- Cardiovascular disease: HRT is used high cholesterol levels and for coronary heart disease. Hence, for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
- Healthy living: Women who use HRT have a significantly decreased risk of disease and death than women who do not.
- Breast cancer: The risk of metastases among breast cancer patients who had used HRT was significantly decreased; this suggests that these cancers were localized to the breast and potentially had a better prognosis.
- Colorectal cancer: studies suggested that estrogen reduces the risk of colorectal cancer. While other studies found out that HRT bring about protection of colorectal cancer with increased in duration of use.
- Brain: some studies have found out that may have effect on the brain. A beneficial effect on verbal memory, vigilance, motor speed, and reasoning on symptomatic women.
Harms of hormone replacement therapy.[edit | edit source]
Harms of HRT include coronary heart disease, stroke, and thromboembolism (especially during early use). The risk of breast cancer and cholecystitis increases with longer use.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sullivan SD, Sarrel PM, Nelson LM. Hormone replacement therapy in young women with primary ovarian insufficiency and early menopause. Fertility and sterility. 2016 Dec 1;106(7):1588-99.
- ↑ Grimes DA, Lobo RA. Perspectives on the Women’s Health Initiative trial of hormone replacement therapy. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2002 Dec 1;100(6):1344-53.