Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
Your body stops making some hormones during perimenopause and menopause, so taking them as medicine can help with symptoms and may have added health benefits. Hormone therapy works by replacing the hormones that your body stops making when you’re going through perimenopause and menopause. During therapy, you can either take estrogen only, or estrogen and progestin in a so-called combined therapy.
Hormone replacement therapy (or HRT for short) can help with reducing hot flashes, vaginal dryness, sleep problems, urinary tract infections and sudden urges to pee, arthritis pain, lowering your risk of colon cancer and diabetes. The risk of using HRT for healthy women for a five-year period is very low. To decide which therapy and application method is the best for you, consult your gynaecologist.
To moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms short-term hormone therapy is recommended, except for women with a history of or a high risk for breast cancer, coronary heart disease, stroke or any other kind of thromboembolic event, or active liver disease. Women with intact uteruses should choose combined therapy, meaning they are recommended to take the hormone progestin as well.
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