Menopause

HT: effects, benefits and risks
HT is the only treatment that results in a dramatic improvement of all the symptoms of menopause. What are the risks and benefits?

Who should NOT take HT?
Not all menopausal women need hormone therapy (HT). Only one in four experience symptoms so severe they need treatment. Secondly, not all women are suitable candidates for HT.

HT options: Pill, patch or gel?
Hormone therapy (HT) can be be delivered by mouth (a tablet), across the skin (patches or gels), as implants, as an injection and via the vagina.

Side effects of HT
Side effects may include bloating, breast tenderness, headaches, the return of vaginal bleeding and hypertension in some patients. All will be reversed when HT is stopped.