Your Most Common Menopause Fears—and How to Address Them.

Autor: Gray, Stephanie, Rae, Kate, Matlin, Julie, Balkissoon, Denise, Hwang, Liana
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Zdroj: Chatelaine; Fall2023, Vol. 96 Issue 3, p50-52, 3p, 5 Cartoon or Caricatures
Abstrakt: The most effective treatment, Faubion says, is menopause hormone therapy, or MHT, which can reduce symptoms by up to 95 percent. Menopause hormone therapy can't fix everything, and Canadian doctors can typically only prescribe it if night sweats or hot flashes are noticeably reducing your quality of life. The Conversation 1 HOT FLASHES "My biggest fear is that my hot flashes will continue until I die. "We know that about 50 percent of [people experiencing menopause] have symptoms of depression", says Dr. Alison Shea, a menopause specialist at St. Joseph's Healthcare in Hamilton, Ont. "And 50 to 60 percent report irritability. [Extracted from the article]
Databáze: Complementary Index