MANAGING MENOPAUSE

Trick or Treat: Management for menopause Menopause is unavoidable, but you can find solace in the fact that it is treatable. Hormonal replacement therapy is also known as HRT. Combined estrogen and progestin are given if the woman still has a uterus. Progestin is given to prevent hyperplasia and the proliferation of the uterine lining as these are common side-effects of estrogen treatment. On the other hand, if the woman has undergone a hysterectomy, she just needs to take estrogen without progestin as there is no risk for estrogen-induced hyperplasia of the uterine lining (since the uterus was removed). Other common side-effects include irregular spotting but these must be evaluated by a health care professional to confirm that there is no other underlying problem. Hormonal replacement therapy has many forms including the following: Shots Estrogen can be injected directly to