Sentences with phrase «for symptoms of the menopause»

«HRT is the most effective treatment for symptoms of the menopause and when HRT is individually tailored, women gain maximum advantages and the risks are minimised.

Black cohosh, an herb native to North America, is another over-the-counter remedy for symptoms of menopause, notes Machelle Seibel, MD, a professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Massachusetts in Worcester, and author of The Soy Solution for Menopause: The Estrogen Alternative.

A Review of the effectiveness of cimicifuga racemosa (Black Cohosh) for the symptoms of menopause.

Not exact matches

It has long been used for a variety of reproductive issues including symptoms related to PMS, endometriosis, and menopause.

It is estimated that 53 percent of menopausal women use at least one type of CAM for the management of such menopause - related symptoms as hot flashes, night sweats, anxiety, depression, stiff or painful joints, back pain, headaches, tiredness, vaginal discharge, leaking urine and palpitations.

Somers stands by her book, insisting that she has simply written about multiple options for women who suffer from the symptoms of menopause, and that readers should listen to their own doctors and proceed at their own risk.

MENOPAUSE HEATS UP Sixteen years ago, study results pushed hormone replacement therapy out of favor as a remedy for hot flashes and other menopause MENOPAUSE HEATS UP Sixteen years ago, study results pushed hormone replacement therapy out of favor as a remedy for hot flashes and other menopause menopause symptoms.

This new study is one of the first involving social interaction and menopause symptoms to control for the age of the women and also for the type of relationship — only relationships with young children were considered.

Women using hormone replacement therapy to relieve the symptoms of menopause faced a lower risk of death and showed lower levels of atherosclerosis, or plaque buildup in the heart's arteries, compared to women not using hormone therapy, according to a single - center study scheduled for presentation at the American College of Cardiology's 66th Annual Scientific Session.

«Although oral estrogens are effective for managing menopause symptoms, not enough is known about the cardiovascular safety of different oral hormone therapy products relative to each other,» said first author Nicholas L. Smith, PhD.

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the most effective treatment for menopausal symptoms, in particular for younger women at the onset of the menopause, suggests a new review published today (19 December) in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG).

«This very practical publication includes key points and recommendations for care on more than 50 important topics, including such key issues as vasomotor symptoms, osteoporosis and genitourinary syndrome of menopause,» states Dr. Margery Gass, executive director of NAMS.

Since then, however, a more nuanced view has come into focus: the proved benefit of relieving menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes is worth the risk for some women, provided they limit treatment to the first several years after menopause.

A new study has revealed traditional Chinese acupuncture treatments are no better than fake acupuncture for treating menopause symptoms., But in a surprise finding, both the real and sham treatments showed a 40 per cent improvement in the severity and frequency of hot flushes at the end of eight weeks of treatment.

For example, the use of a more open - ended approach highlighted that many of the study participants mentioned an increase in the size of the abdomen — which many standard checklists consider to be unrelated to menopause — as one of their symptoms.

The Raes Lab researchers not only identified associations with antibiotics and laxatives, but also with hay fever drugs and hormones used for anticonception or alleviation of menopause symptoms.

For symptomatic women, hormone therapy started near menopause improves menopause symptoms and reduces the risk of diabetes.»

But they did find that if a woman had one of the major symptoms associated with the menopause — for example weakness or fatigue, disturbed sleep or anxiety, then this did influence how they regarded work.

Factors to consider include: your cancer history, your age (younger than age 60 and within 10 years of menopause is best), the intensity and frequency of your symptoms (20 hot flashes a day versus 2), and how much your symptoms interfere with your quality of life (chronic insomnia, for example, needs to be addressed).

According to study co-author Rebecca Smith, «It indicates that when dealing with sleep problems, physicians should be asking about other symptoms related to menopause, especially looking for signs of depression and asking about hot flashes.»

What it's used for: Black cohosh is mainly used to assuage the symptoms of menopause (hot flashes, vaginal dryness, night sweats), but it has also been used to treat joint and muscle pain.

Current guidelines suggest that women only take hormone therapy for a short period around menopause to alleviate symptoms of hot flashes and night sweats.

The same goes for OTC progesterone creams used to treat PMS and menopause symptoms, says Michael Krychman, MD, medical director of sexual medicine at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, California.

Maca is amazing for balancing hormones and is beneficial to both women (relief of PMS symptoms and menopause) and men (enhanced fertility).

Though women were regularly given estrogen or progesterone during or after menopause (to treat symptoms), the idea of testosterone shots for women was a bit out there.

Dong quai has been traditionally used for relieving premenstrual syndrome (PMS), as well as for reducing the severity of menopause symptoms.

Relief for the uncomfortable symptoms of perimenopause or menopause is one of the more common reasons that women seek hormone treatment at TCT.

Since many symptoms of thyroid disorders can disrupt menstruation, thyroid issues can be confused for menopause.

Some women experience bothersome signs and symptoms during menopause and, for these women, the increased risk of breast cancer may be acceptable in order to relieve menopause signs and symptoms.

Still, each of the both conditions include the same symptoms as a big number of other health problems like depression, menopause and chronic fatigue syndrome, which sometimes makes them difficult for early diagnosis.

HRT or hormone replacement therapy for decades has been a one - size - fits - all type of therapy, with many doctors unaware of natural alternatives such as bio-identical hormones like Natural Progesterone Cream for menopause, peri-menopause and PMS symptoms.

Soy and Menopause: The Light And Dark Sides Of Soy Soy is widely touted as a cure - all for menopausal symptoms, but does it really work, and do you really want to eat that much soy?

It's no surprise that yoga helps with the physical and emotional symptoms of menopause because a complete system that is proven to reset the control system for hormones, the hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal axis.

While taking synthetic forms of progesterone and estrogen was a popular method of addressing menopause symptoms for a while, many women - and doctors - now feel hormone replacement therapy is simply not worth the risk.

Black cohosh is one of the most popular herbal remedies for menopause - related symptoms.

For many women, the vast number of symptoms experienced during menopause is unexpected and somewhat alarming.

6) «Low dose hormone therapy, used judiciously, still remains the most effective way to treat the troubling symptoms of menopause for those who need it and who can use it safely.»

Sleep disorders are a symptom of menopause in their own right, but it is important for a woman to distinguish if her unique sleep disorder is actually caused by hormonal imbalance, or if there is another factor behind it.

For menopause, by learning the effect of the hormones, you can apply practices to support balance when the hormones are not being produced and use natural treatments to alleviate symptoms you may experience prior to or during menopause so that you can have that control over your mental and physical health.

Vaginal dryness can be one of the most emotionally distressing menopause symptoms, and it is important to seek treatment for this condition if it begins to affect quality of life.

For many women, this deficiency of natural progesterone can bring on the menopause symptoms listed above, that are the hallmarks of a menopausal hormone imbalance.

For many women and men, use of Bio-Identical Hormones results in dramatically improved quality of life, particularly around menopause for those who exhibit severe hormonal imbalance symptoFor many women and men, use of Bio-Identical Hormones results in dramatically improved quality of life, particularly around menopause for those who exhibit severe hormonal imbalance symptofor those who exhibit severe hormonal imbalance symptoms.

Ask the staff of Waller Wellness Center for menopause diet recommendations as well as tips on how to reduce your menopause symptoms and risks with lifestyle changes and hormone replacement.

For women, selenium can play a key role in relieving symptoms of menopause.

Sage is a highly digestive herb that also helps regulate estrogen and is used for relieving the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and menopause.

From a hormonal perspective, we enter menopause, a transition that is very gradual and involves fluctuating hormone levels and a wide range of symptoms for sometimes up to several years.

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Many of the symptoms of low testosterone for women can be just as debilitating as the symptoms of menopause.

While the hormonal changes of the body are decades in the making, the symptoms of perimenopause tend to become obvious in the three - to - four year period during which the body prepares itself for the transition into menopause, when periods and ovulation will cease.

In the instance of the woman I began to tell you about who saw her doc for menopause symptoms that were bothering her?