Looking out for the best medical approach to get relief from menopausal symptoms? Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in Mumbai at Harleys Cosmetic & Women Clinic offered by the best gynecologist can be your best-suited choice!
Dr. Shilpa Bansal Agrawal, an expert gynecologist in Mumbai can help you manage the hormonal imbalance and need of hormone replacement by providing an effective treatment. She is known for offering the finest treatment against the hormonal imbalance in females after menopause.
The ovaries- a female reproductive organ, secretes two main sex hormones: estrogen and progesterone in every woman. Estrogen plays a role in many bodily functions including the thickening of the uterine lining to prepare it for the possible implantation of a fertilized egg. It can help influence the body to utilize calcium and prevent osteoporosis, helps keep the vagina healthy, and even can help maintain healthy blood cholesterol levels. The role of progesterone in the female body includes blood pressure regulation, improvement in mood and sleep, and preparation of the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized egg as well as maintenance of pregnancy.
Role of HRT for Menopause | Side effects of HRT | Dr. Shilpa Bansal | Gynaecologist in Andheri
What is HRT?
As women begin to experience long transition periods leading to menopause, their ovaries no longer produce sufficient amounts of estrogen and progesterone hormones. The decline in these female sex hormones can lead to a range of physical and emotional menopause symptoms, including:
Hormone replacement therapy is mainly of two kinds:
In this type of Hormone Replacement Therapy, the doctor prescribes menopause-affected women a combination of estrogen and progesterone/progestin (a synthetic form of progesterone).
The combined HRT may include the use of oral progestins: natural pills such as medroxyprogesterone acetate and synthetic progestin pills. Researchers suggest that natural progesterone is the right choice for women having high blood cholesterol as it may not affect lipids. Therefore, many gynecologists recommend natural progesterone pills for menopausal women instead of synthetic ones. Moreover, a gynecologist may even suggest the use of low-dose intrauterine devices containing progesterone when women enter perimenopause and ask women to keep it until this menopause transition phase gets over to help with their irregular periods.
Combined HRT is recommended for women who still have their wombs/uterus. It’s more beneficial than taking estrogen alone as it can help lower the risk of endometrial and uterine cancer. Generally, it is taken as a form of birth control but it can help provide relief from many menopausal symptoms.
In this therapy, a gynecologist most often prescribes a low dose of estrogen to be taken daily in the form of a pill or a patch. The estrogen hormone may even be prescribed in the form of gel, spray, cream, or vaginal ring.
Estrogen hormone replacement therapy is recommended for women who have had their womb/uterus removed in a surgical procedure called hysterectomy or a hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy- a surgery done to remove the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries.
Suitable Candidates for HRT
Hormone Replacement Therapy can be undergone by any woman experiencing menopausal symptoms. However, this treatment may not be suitable for every menopausal patient, or there might be a need to take a specialist/gynecologist’s opinion. The non-suitable candidates for HRT include those who:
In such circumstances, menopausal women can get relief from menopause symptoms through another alternative- like various other kinds of medications.
Benefits of having HRT for Managing Menopause Symptoms:
Hormone replacement therapy in menopausal patients may help:
When to call the doctor?
While Hormone Replacement Therapy helps most women go through menopause with ease, the treatment does come along with certain risks. Hormone Replacement Therapy for menopausal women comes with some side effects. The known side effects include:
Potential health risks include:
However, women are less likely to have these risks, if they:
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