LET’S TALK MENOPAUSE
What is Menopause?
Menopause is the time in a women’s life when mensuration stops. This is a normal process of aging for women, however this is the most difficult time in a women’s life. The average age is 51, but there can occur between the ages of 45-55.
Once a women goes 12 consecutive months without a period, she is now considered postmenopausal and our focus is on hormone replacement, bone and sexual health
Perimenopause
This is the transitional phase towards menopause and this is where most of the symptoms occurs.
The body seeks homeostasis (balance), and when balance can not be achieved, symptoms occurs. As your body is transitioning, your natural female hormones (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone) starts to decrease. The decrease of the normal hormones causes the symptoms.
Most women complain of a wide variety of symptoms including hot flashes, night sweats, irritability, mood changes, decreased libido, acne, hair loss, weight gain, skin changes, palpitations, anxiety, depression, mensural irregularities to name a few.
Hormone Replacement Therapy
You are not crazy! These symptoms are very real and there is help!
Ladies, you no longer have to handle this phase alone. There are many effective treatments to help handle the symptoms you are going through.
Types of Treatment:
HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy)-is a treatment that replaces hormones that the body is no longer producing in adequate quantities. These treatments are in synthetic form can be used to treat a variety of symptoms (hot flashes, night sweats, decreased libido, irritability, anxiety, depression, and more….)
BHRT (Bioidentical Hormone Replacement)-as natural as your body produces to treat hormone imbalances. (labs are done to look at hormone levels prior to initiation of compounded medications)
Non-Hormonal Options
Herbal Supplements- this is another great non-hormonal option to help with symptoms (your provider will be able to help you find he right ones for you, based on your symptoms)
There are other options that includes SSRI’s. Veozah, Gabapentin, Clonidine that have also shown great benefit.
At Fiducia Health & Wellness, our provider will discuss your needs and recommend treatment that is tailored made just for you. A hormone panel is done and a we customize treatment to meet your needs.