Women’s Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

Expert treatment options to reduce menopausal symptoms and address common health needs caused by deficiencies and imbalances in female hormones.

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Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is a medical treatment solution that targets the symptoms associated with menopause, andropause, and a range of other endocrine disorders. Women over the age of 50 who are currently experiencing symptoms such as night sweats, hot flashes, depression, insomnia, sexual dysfunction, and mood swings can find relief in hormone therapies that are designed to replace estrogen deficiencies in the body. As women transition into menopause, it’s common for the ovaries to slow the production of estrogen, which can result in hormonal imbalances that can trigger a variety of uncomfortable symptoms that are aggravated by the body’s inability to produce normal levels of estrogen, progesterone, and other hormones that naturally occur in the body.

Common Symptoms Associated with Hormonal Deficiencies and Imbalances

Women struggling with age-related conditions and medical disorders caused by disruptions in the body’s normal hormone levels may begin experiencing a variety of symptoms. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) can be an effective solution for replenishing estrogen, progesterone, and additional hormones that are not being produced or regulated at the levels they once were and may be the root cause behind these common symptoms:

Hot Flashes & Night Sweats

Hormone Replacement Therapy can reduce the changes in body temperature that occur due to hormonal imbalances experienced as a result of menopause, perimenopause, and postmenopause conditions. Increased bouts of insomnia are a common by-product of hot flashes and night sweats, making it difficult to fall asleep and achieve restful sleep for one or many nights.

Menstrual Health Symptoms

Hormonal deficiencies or imbalances can have a negative impact on menstrual health, resulting in painful periods, heavy flow periods, and endometriosis. A lack of estrogen or progesterone can cause painful menstrual cycles and increase the risk of endometrial tissue growth.

Psychological and Emotional Symptoms

Anxiety, depression, mood swings, all of these psychological and emotional symptoms are often experienced by women who are experiencing perimenopause. Hormone replacement therapy can target the symptoms of anxiety and improve overall mood.

Sexual Dysfunction Symptoms

Women in all three stages of menopause may experience symptoms of vaginal dryness, irritation, atrophic vaginitis, and painful intercourse. HRT can provide an effective solution to these issues by reducing pain and dryness, increasing blood circulation and restoring the body’s natural lubrication and elasticity to vaginal walls and tissue.

Frequently Asked Questions

How safe is Hormone Replacement Therapy?

Hormone Replacement Therapy is both safe and effective for targeting the symptoms that women experience due to hormonal deficiencies and imbalances and treatments are initiated using bioidentical hormones at low doses to ensure successful health outcomes. Patients who are administered a course of HRT treatments should take these therapies while adopting healthy lifestyle choices to reduce the risks of side effects and improve the chances of the treatments working as desired. Prospice will discuss the viable HRT options with you during your consultation and recommend the best and most effective treatment regimen that supports your health and helps you reach your particular hormone replacement goals. For most patients who are under 60 years of age and within 10 years of menopause, the risks of seeking an HRT treatment plan might preclude some from moving forward, but the benefits often outweigh the risks when it comes to the efficacy of hormone replacement.

Prospice creates each treatment plan to target the particular challenges of every patient. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to hormone replacement therapy, the plan is customized exclusively for each patient and their medical history, symptoms, and goals. The consultation process is imperative for better understanding each patient’s concerns so they may be properly and fully addressed to ensure the most successful outcome from treatment.

These hormones are chemically interchangeable to those produced naturally in the body, so they are easily integrated into your system. When the body is simply unable to continue producing the proper levels of certain hormones and deficiencies begin to develop, bioidentical hormones are far more effective at reducing the deficiencies and with far fewer risks of side effects.

A good candidate for hormone replacement therapy is anyone who is currently struggling with symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes, night sweats, difficulty sleeping and staying asleep, bone density loss, fractured bones, atrophic vaginitis, and a significant decrease in estrogen. An initial consultation is vital for Prospice to review each patient’s symptoms and medical history and develop a customized treatment plan.

Patients who are suffering from breast or ovarian cancer, gallbladder or liver disease, blood clots, and excessive or abnormal vaginal bleeding may not be able to take HRT treatments. A medical history of heart attack, cardiovascular disease, and stroke may also disqualify a patient from having HRT treatments administered. Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are also not ideal candidates for these treatments.

HRT is safe and effective for all good candidates. These treatments do come with an elevated risk of blood clots, stroke, gallbladder diseases, and breast cancer. These risks depend on a variety of contributing factors such as the age and medical history of the patient, the length of time taking treatments, and the type of HRT treatments being administered. Prospice will review these risks as part of developing a customized treatment plan.