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Booklet from FDA about HRT

Office of Women's Health

Medicines to Help You

Menopause

Some women choose to treat their menopause symptoms with hormone medicines. This booklet lists some basic information about the FDA-approved hormone medicines for menopause. Use this booklet to help you talk to your healthcare provider about whether hormone medicines are right for you.

Learn more about menopause at: www.fda.gov/menopause

Menopause (sometimes called "the change of life") is a normal time in a woman's life when her period stops. During menopause, a woman's body makes less of the hormones estrogen and progesterone. Lower hormone levels may lead to symptoms like night sweats, hot flashes, and vaginal dryness along with thin bones.

Some women choose to treat their menopause symptoms with hormone medicines sometimes called Hormone Therapy. There are different types of hormone medicines used during and after menopause:

·         Estrogen-Only Medicines

·         Progestin-Only Medicines

·         Combination Estrogen and Progestin Medicines

·         Combination Estrogen and Other Medicines

This booklet does not talk about non-hormone medicines for menopause. Ask your healthcare provider about the FDA-approved non-hormone medicine for menopause called Brisdelle (paroxetine).

Side Effects

Hormone medicines can have side effects. Serious health problems can happen in women who take menopause hormone therapy.

-   For some women, hormone medicines may raise their chances of blood clots, heart attacks, strokes and breast cancer.

- For some women who are 65 years old or older, hormone medicines may raise their chances of dementia.

- For women who still have their uterus, taking estrogen-only medicines raises their chance of getting cancer of the lining of the uterus or endometrial cancer. These women need to take progestin to prevent endometrial cancer.