Hormone replacement therapy (natural and synthetic) restores declining

hormonal levels associated with menopause. This helps alleviate many

discomforts associated with menopause and allows the body to continue to

receive the beneficial effects hormones have against cardiovascular disease, but

do the risks weigh out the benefits.

Before understanding the benefits for hormone replacement, it is needed

to first understand the hormonal changes that occur during menopause.

Menopause is a natural stage in life that occurs when a woman stops having

menstrual cycles. However, menopausal symptoms and irregular menstrual

cycles can begin to occur 5-10 years before menopause as the ovaries gradually

stop producing eggs and there is a progressive decline in hormone production.

This time period of change is called pre-menopause.

When entering the early stages of menopause, the question of hormone

replacement therapy arises. The two female hormones, estrogen and

progesterone is certainly the most widely prescribed therapies utilized by

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hormone-related conditions of aging.

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