Risks and Benefits Involving Hormone Replacement Therapy HRT

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Natural hormones like progesterone, estrogen and testosterone are being replaced during the process of hormone replacement therapy HRT.  This process of replacement of hormone with manmade hormones helps in reducing the menopausal symptoms and also helps the human body in long term health benefits. The amount of dose given to body depends upon women’s body needs and acceptance. Along with the benefits risks are also there in hormone replacement therapy HRT.

Most the doctors around 80 percent recommend hormone replacement therapy for the women and in US more than 20 percent women above 45 years of age are taking hormone replacement therapy. The benefits of HRT if supervised well from the specialized doctor are as follows

• Decreasing urinary tract infections
• Get rid of viginal dryness
• Stopping hot flashes
• Periods regulations
• Improving bone density (osteoporosis)
• Stopping heart diseases
• Decreasing cholesterol level

Hormone replacement therapy treatment is not for everyone. Risks of hormone replacement therapy in long terms include to some women having their health not favorable to this treatment includes

• High blood pressure
• Liver diseases
• Problems in gall bladder
• Blood clotting problems
• Breast cancer

It’s easy to minimize the risks which could be from hormone replacement therapy through well planning and checking into the detail of previous health history.