MHT can help with menopause by: Reducing hot flashes Treating vaginal dryness Slowing bone loss Easing mood swings and mild depressive symptoms—MHT alone is not effective in treating depression Improving sleep For some women, MHT may increase their chance of getting: Blood clots Heart attacks Strokes Breast cancer Gall bladder disease Who should NOT use [...]
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What is “bioidentical” hormone therapy?
This term means different things to different people. It’s really manmade hormones that are just the same as the hormones the body makes. There are several products with hormones like this that are on the market and are well-tested. But this term is most often used to mean drugs that are custom-made from a doctor’s [...]