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Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Doctors used to believe that HRT could help reduce the risk of heart disease and other health risks in addition to treating menopausal symptoms. The results of an important study, called the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), led doctors to revise their recommendations regarding HRT.
The WHI, started in 1991, enrolled 161,809 women between the ages of 50-79 in 40 different medical centers. Part of the study was intended to examine the health benefits and ...
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Osteoporosis: Medications
...or have certain risk factors for stroke and heart disease. More common mild side effects include hot flashes and leg cramps.CalcitoninProduced by the thyroid gland, natural calcitonin regulates... Read more »Ovarian Cancer: Prevention
...bilateral oophorectomy and do not receive hormone replacement therapy may experience more severe hot flashes than women who enter menopause naturally. Read more »Endometriosis: Hysterectomy
...of life and emotional functioning. Women who have a hysterectomy are less likely to experience hot flashes than women who have a natural menopause.Still, one study suggested that 70% of... Read more »Uterine Fibroids and Hysterectomy: Hysterectomy
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Medications
...using raloxifene with your doctor. Side Effects Hot flashes, sweating, or leg cramps may occur.... Read more »
...changes that might benefit you. You can also manage hot flashes by keeping a cool body... Read more »
...(navel). Side Effects See also Warning section. Hot flashes, nausea, hair thinning, or headache... Read more »
...(navel). Side Effects See also Warning section. Hot flashes, nausea, hair thinning, or headache... Read more »
... Pronounced: (tor-EM-eh-feen) Side Effects Hot flashes, sweating, nausea, vomiting, dry eyes,... Read more »
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