New recommendations for managing menopausal symptoms in breast cancer survivors August 22, 2017 A large proportion of the world's estimated 9.3 million breast cancer survivors experience menopausal symptoms or clinical
manifestations of estrogen deficiency.
The authors of the study concluded that not only does the age at menopause and smoking relate in predicting mortality, but also that smoking exaggerates the effects
of estrogen deficiency on women with menopause at a younger age.
Symptoms
of estrogen deficiency include: shorter and / or missed periods, increased fatigue, night «sweats», hot flashes, sadness, heart palpitations, increased urination, vaginal dryness, painful intercourse, increase in bladder or yeast infections, acne, osteoporosis, migraines, memory loss, weight gain.
The symptoms
of estrogen deficiency are hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings and vaginal dryness.
The symptoms
of estrogen deficiency are persistent vaginal dryness or vaginal mucosal atrophy (thinning), or persistent hot flashes despite adequate progesterone treatment.
That's why you can have a postmenopausal woman with reasonable amounts of estrogen, but when you put her under a stressor and her cortisol rises, she'll get hot flashes, which are a symptom
of estrogen deficiency.
Testing is recommended with symptoms
of estrogen deficiency or excess (see the link to The Hormone Balance Test, above).
Bi-Estro is commonly used for more pronounced symptoms
of estrogen deficiency.
One of the most common symptoms
of estrogen deficiency is vaginal dryness or atrophy, which can make intercourse painful.
The most common symptoms
of estrogen deficiency are hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, missed periods, lighter bleeding, and depression.