I should hormone therapy?
Hormone therapy is to help as to prevent or mitigate the rate increase bone loss leading to osteoporosis. Generally recommended for postmenopausal women who:
- After an early menopause.
- Have low bone mass, bone density as a measure of a test and / or treatment of menopausal symptoms.
- There are several other risk factors for osteoporosis, such as: a small, slender figure, a family history of osteoporosis or a medical problem with osteoporosis.
- Despite all the risks and the specific circumstances of hormone therapy is unclear, studies have shown that certain types of increasing risks of your development:
- Breast Cancer
- Gallbladder disease
- Clot
- Stroke
- Heart disease (Recent research suggests that this may be more relevant to women) in advanced age.
If you use hormone replacement therapy to prevent osteoporosis, you should discuss with your doctor, you can measure the effectiveness of hormone therapy on your personal risks and to consider other drugs for the bone. If needed, your doctor may think of different methods of treatment for the prevention of osteoporosis.