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Experts highlight importance of hormone replacement custom

10/02/2013

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Therapy against complications of menopause takes into account the particularities of the patient. U.S. entity updated three recommendations accordingly

Belo Horizonte - The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology ( Acog , its acronym in English ) has recently released three regulations related to hormone therapy . Are internationally -date information on the timing of a woman's life known as menopause : between 45 and 55 years, the period of transition from reproductive and non-reproductive , the ovarian failure with discontinuation of hormone production . This step is considered controversial . For some women , does not cause discomfort . For others, it is a daily battle against severe symptoms , such as hot flashes , which affect the quality of life and well -being .

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The gynecologist and professor at the Federal University of São Paulo ( Unifesp ) Ivaldo Silva explains that the first point of the regulations , announced in June , is that after more than 10 years of the Women's Health Initiative ( WHI ) , found that the use of low dose hormone therapy (HT) is effective. " Which means , in analogy with the contraceptive , which , each year , even at lower doses , it still prevents children," he says.
The study , published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA ) , with the participation of 27 000 American volunteers and assessed the benefits and risks of hormone replacement therapy .

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