Verified By September 15, 2020
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is for women experiencing menopausal symptoms. Though HRT has some risks associated with it, the benefits typically compensate for the risks.
Hormones play an important role in our bodies by controlling fertility, growth, and our moods.
After the Menopause, the ovaries stop producing the female sex hormone, known as the Estrogen. At this time womengo through menopausal symptoms like mood changes and hot flashes. For some women, these symptoms are very disturbing, the Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) can treat them by improving the number of female sex hormones in the body.
Though HRT has some risks associated with it, the benefits usually outweigh the risks. Few complications that can arise through HRT are:
Risk of cancer with HRT depends on many factors such as the type of HRT, when is it started, how long does it take, age and health of the patient.
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