Fluctuations in hormone levels can lead to problems, uncomfortable situations, depression, and many other symptoms. Often, problems related to estrogen are specific to each woman. Estrogen therapy is an option that many woman investigate to solve hormone problems around menopause or at other times during their life.
Keep reading to find more about estrogen therapy.
What Is Estrogen Therapy?
Estrogen therapy is used to calm unbalanced hormones because the emotional, mental, or physical effects are too great for the person to withstand.
Estrogen therapy is almost always accompanied by a progestin to eliminate risk of developing uterine cancer. It is administered to women who do not have a uterus.
Estrogen-progestin therapy (EPT) refers to the combination of using estrogen and progestin to achieve a balance between the hormones. Many women find these treatments helpful, but they carry serious side effects.
Keep reading to find more about the risks of EPT.
What Is Hormone Replacement Therapy?
Although EPT has been regulated and most women find that the therapy has worked for them, a woman's body will still be exposed to greater risk.
Please find here a short list of which EPT can put the body at risk for. Blood clots
- Vaginal bleeding
- Breast cancer
- Heart disease
- Stroke
Keep reading to find more about the types of therapy.
Types of Therapy
Although the effect is the same, there are three different forms of therapies available.
- Vaginal tablets. This category includes rings, creams, and gels.
- Oral therapy. Pills are the most popular form of EPT.
- Transdermal therapy. Patches provide slow release of hormones over a one month period.
With all these methods, estrogen enters the bloodstream directly without passing through the liver which can lead to more health risks by putting additional work on the organ.
Continue reading to find out more about treatments for estrogen therapy.
Treatments for Estrogen Therapy
As mentioned above, there are a few different treatments of estrogen therapy. EPT can have serious side effects on the body and it is important to talk to your doctor thoroughly to understand all of the risks and procedures.
While undergoing this therapy or dealing with fluctuations in hormone levels, it is important to keep up a healthy lifestyle. Exercise, diet and well-being activities are important to keep the body fit to deal with the changes and keep stress to a minimum.
Alternative medicines have been known to help some women. They are often free of any risk and can be accompanied by prescription medications.
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