HRT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: AM I A CANDIDATE FOR HRT?

? I am fifty-jive, my periods have stopped, and I don’t seem to be noticing menopause. I don’t know of any history of heart disease or osteoporosis in my family. Am I a candidate for HRT?

Probably not. Symptom control and reduction of the long-term risk of fractures or heart disease are the most important reasons for HRT. The view of the Australian Menopause Society is that while most women should consider having HRT for an extended time, ‘the most important aspect of menopause management is for the individual woman to be educated and informed about benefits and risks, and to make up her own mind with the help of her informed general practitioner. Benefit clearly outweighs risks for those likely to develop osteoporotic fracture or heart disease but, for those women who have no risk factors for these disorders, the indications to take long-term hormone replacement are not at all clear cut’. Discuss the matter with your own doctor anyway.

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