Hormone replacement consists of taking synthetic hormones for a certain period of time to decrease or eliminate the effects of menopause such as excessive heat and sudden sweating. However, not all women can take it. Check out:
Absolute contraindications
- Hepatic insufficiency;
- Breast cancer;
- Endometrial cancer;
- High triglycerides, above 750 mg / dl for the risk of pancreatitis;
- Porphyria;
- Abnormal genital bleeding of unknown cause;
- Deep vein thrombosis;
- Coronary disease.
Women who have been diagnosed with these diseases can not perform classical hormone replacement therapy because of the risk of increasing the severity of their illnesses, but may resort to natural hormone replacement therapy to overcome the discomforts of menopause, as there are herbal alternatives to it.
Relative contraindications
- Smoke;
- Treatable hypertension;
- Diabetes;
- Dyslipidemia.
These situations deserve some attention on the part of the doctor because the medicines used in the therapy of hormone replacement can bring risks for the patient. If they are used in the presentation and in the right amount they can bring more benefits than harm, and this is at the discretion of the woman and the doctor.
Natural hormone replacement
Soy and its derivatives are great options to make hormonal replacement in a natural way, that can be used by all women, without restrictions and without causing side effects or drug interactions. Some good examples are Soy Lecithin and Soy Isoflavone.
