Antidepressants as an Alternative to Hormone Replacement Therapy
Now that the side effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy are widely known, many women and their doctors are looking for different types of medicine to treat menopause symptoms. One effective method of relieving menopause symptoms, especially hot flushes, could be taking prescribed antidepressants and this is becoming the norm for many women experiecing the menopause. [...]
Is Hormone Replacement Therapy Suitable for You?
Most women can start hormone replacement therapy, known as HRT, when they begin having menopause symptoms. Menopause symptoms can begin as early as the forties, although some women don’t experience them until their sixties. The average age for experiencing menopause symptoms is around 52. Usually it’s not necessary to take tests to confirm that you [...]
Hormone Replacement Therapy Won’t Increase Muscle Strength
Hormone Replacement Therapy has previously been though to prevent loss of muscle strength experienced during menopause, but this has been contradicted by a Philadelphia study. Post menopausal women who have naturally high levels of estrogen in their blood are often found to have exceptionally high muscle strength, and this had led to the belief that [...]