Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) for Menopause:

Menopause is caused by a significant drop in hormone levels. It is defined by the absence of periods for about one year and the average age is 51. In the United States 1.3 million women transition to menopause each year.

Symptoms of Menopause:

The sudden drop in hormones can cause a lot of symptoms such as

• fatigue,
• mood swings,
• Which leads anxiety,
• depression
• panic attacks.
• It can cause insomnia
• low libido
• brain fog & memory lapses
• hair loss
• joint pain
• weight gain
• Sometimes a woman may feel like they are losing their mind and they are going crazy. They just don’t feel like themselves. Their significant other and their family may notice the symptoms too.
• Hot flashes is one of the most unbearable symptoms of menopause where a woman feels like they are burning up and they function at work or get any sleep.
• Your estrogen tanks can lead to
• dry skin ,vaginal dryness , skin wrinkling and sagging and overall accelerated aging.

Types of Hormones Replacement Therapy:-

Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement therapy:

Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy can really ease the transition to menopause and improve overall the above symptoms and quality of life.

Many of the people may be wondering are hormones safe.

Estrogen Power Hormones Therapy:

Estrogen is the power hormone with the help of estrogen you can go from being a shriveled up raisin back to a juicy grape.

Estrogen can give you:

• A soft glowing skin.
• It can stabilize and improve your mood.
• It can improve your mental sharpness and memory.
• It will put an end to all those miserable hot flashes.
• It can help bring back your libido.
• Estrogen is also good for your bones as well as your heart.
• Overall Estrogen helps you feel healthier more energetic and youthful.

Types of Estrogens:

• The human female body actually have three different types of estrogen.
• Estrogen is known as E1 is made by fat cells. Its considered harmful on breast tissues. So never replace this type of estrogen this is way its important to maintain a healthy weight so that you can keep your estrogen levels down and reduced the risk of breast cancer.
• The Estradiol also known as E2, is the power hormones. So, when i was talking about all the wonderful health benefits of estrogen in a women i was referring estradiol.
• Estriol is known as E3 is a much weaker form of estrogen. It actually mainly function during the pregnancy. But in menopause some women finds it helpful for vaginal dryness.
• When we check you’re estrogen levels on your blood work. We were referring to estradiol, which again is the power hormone and responsible for managing most of the symptoms of menopause.

Yin-Yang Balance of Hormones:

Estrogen sounds fabulous but just like the balance of yin and yang in Chinese medicine. Estrogen which is the young hormone to be balanced by progesterone which is the yin hormone.

Progesterone (calming hormone)

• progesterone is the calming hormone therapy.
• It can help to improve the quality of your sleep.
• it can also help to reduce anxiand stabilize your mood.
• Progesterone can also help you to lower your blood pressure and relax your muscles.

So in many ways hormone replacement can really improve your quality of life and symptoms.

Testosterone Hormones Therapy:

Testosterone Therapy is considered optional by doctors. This Therapy is not all women really need it a lot of times. Once the estradiol and progesterone are balanced a woman is already feeling great and estradiol actually influences libido as well but some women do find that a low dose of Testosterone.
Testosterone cream can help their libido mood and muscles mass.

Unfortunately there’s no FDA approved Testosterone for women. So it has to be made at a specialty compounding pharmacy. Which means it’s an out of pocket cost. If the does of Testosterone too high the side effects include acne, facial, hair, mood swings, as well as hair loss.

Safety Measures :

• It is important to find a qualified provider who is trained in prescribing bioidentical hormones because a lot of the latest advances are not covered in medical residency.
• You want to make sure you get a yearly mammogram and an additional ultrasound.
• If you have dence breasts it’s important that your provider is monitoring your symptoms as well as your blood levels of hormones.
• You want to be sure to avoid oral estrogen.

Conjugated Equine Estrogen:

A lot of the fair surrounding hormone replacement started with the women’s health initiative Which has a big study that was originally published in 2002. However the study was done on synthetic estrogen called conjugated equine estrogen (CEE).

When estrogen is taken orally, it gets metabolized through the liver and the skin lead to an increased risk of blood clots, heart attack, stroke and breast cancer.

If you were not familiar with conjugated equine estrogens, these are actually synthetic estrogen that are derived from the urine of pregnant horses, Infect the brand name Premarin stands for pregnant mare urine. Horse urine has several different of estrogen but the all are considered synthetic because they were biochemically different from the estrogen in human female.

Bio-identical Harmons Therapy:

we can use bio-identical Harmons which have the identical chemical structure to Harmons made in the human body. I want to clarify that, bioidentical does not mean that it has to be plant derived. The main definition of bio-identical is simply that, it has the identical chemical structure to hormones made in human body.

The Estrogen should be Transdermal:

The safety to use estrogen is trans dermally, this means it gets absorbed through the skin either as a cream or a patch allowing it to bypass the liver. This avoids the whole problem of the liver metabolizing estrogen and increasing clotting factors.
So, overall transdermal estrogens are considered a lot safer and have a lot lower risks. So, they’re the preferred from in bioidentical hormone replacement.

Improve Lifestyle:

Hormones are just one piece of the puzzle. In order, to be your healthiest you have to eat well, exercise, take your vitamins, and manage your stress.

Diet:

Clean Eating is very important. Because food impacts your hormones as well as your symptoms. It’s recommended by doctor that a clean organic food whole food diet with plenty of vegetables and you also want to stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water. It’s best to minimize sugar alcohol and high carb meals, because these types of foods can actually trigger a hot flashes and affect your sleep.

Exercise:

Exercise is also an super important for hormones. It helps to improve your mood and also improve the quality of your sleep. It helps you to maintain your muscles mass and it also naturally raises the levels of human growth hormone, Which is an anti aging hormone. You can actually feel your healthiest in menopause. You can be productive and enjoy your life.

Vitamins:

You can use Vitamins in your daily routine to improve hormones replacement. Some vitamins are very beneficial for the production and balance of hormones. But when you use Vitamins in an right way.
Following are the names of some vitamins that are helpful in hormone levels:

• vitamins D
• vitamins B complex
• vitamins E
• Magnesium
• Zinc
• Omega-3 fatty acids

About Author

I’m Ayesha Iqbal, a student studying MBBS at Services Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS) Lahore. I write about health for “GenZ Cares” because they care a lot about young people staying healthy. I do research and try new things to learn more about how to keep everyone feeling good. My articles focus on topics like nutrition, exercise, mental well-being, and ways to lead a healthier lifestyle. Through my writing, I aim to share valuable insights and practical tips that can make a positive difference in people’s lives.

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