HRT Risks and Benefits
Will This Harm You Or Help?
What You NEED to Know Before Starting Hormone Replacement Therapy
After 50 years of use and numerous clinical trials, the debate on HRT risks and benefits has lost much of its steam. Mainstream medicine has come to realize that Hormone Replacement Therapy is not a harmless cure-all for the symptoms of menopause. If you’ve been considering HRT, here are the facts that will help you make the best decision for your own health care: Risks: - Increased breast density which is a risk factor for breast disease
- An increased risk of breast cancer in long term HRT users who have taken this therapy for five or more years
- Excessive growth in the intra-uterine lining which can potentially lead to cancer of the uterus and bleeding
- Deep vein thrombosis which can cause blood clots
Benefits: - Helpful in reducing the symptoms of menopause: reducing hot flashes and night sweats, vaginal dryness and urethritis
- Increases mood stability, helps with stress management and assists to maintain a healthy lifestyle
- Shown to increase bone density and halts or slows bone loss thus guarding against osteoporosis
- Improved cognitive function, mental clarity and memory crispness
We'll Help You Make YOUR Decision
You are a unique person with your own medical and family history. When you are weighing the pros and cons for any treatment Alternative Wellness Solutions can offer assistance with your health challenges as you make the decisions that are best for you.Evaluating HRT risks and benefits is just one part of your educational process. We want to be an ally in your desire to create a healthy lifestyle. And we’ll support you in maintaining it. We offer choices from many different approaches to health care. We use the best from both Eastern and Western medicine. We see you as an individual and believe that the best health care considers the entire person and his/her lifestyle. You hold within yourself the capacity for self-healing and we will work emotionally and spiritually with you to activate the wellness that is your heritage. As you can see, there is much to consider when weighing HRT risks and benefits. Let Alternative Wellness Solutions support you as you make this important decision.
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