Sage-Tips

How late can you start taking HRT?

The International Menopause Society guidelines recommend that if menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is prescribed, it be commenced before the age of 60, or within 10 years of menopause. In practice, the majority of women seeking treatment of menopausal symptoms fall into this group.

Can I take HRT at 60?

HRT does not significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (including heart disease and strokes) when started before 60 years of age, and may reduce your risk.

Who should not use HRT?

HRT should not be recommended for disease prevention, except for women under 60 years of age with substantially increased risk of bone fractures, or in the setting of premature menopause.

Is it too late to start HRT at 65?

If you are reading this later in life, and particularly over the age of 65, you may assume that it is too late to start HRT. You may fear that you have missed your window not only to derive the greatest benefits of HRT, but to receive treatment at all. But being older doesn’t mean the possibility of HRT is closed.

Is hormone therapy safe for older women after 65?

However, for many women, HRT can be a truly transformative, positive intervention even after the age of 65. Growing understanding of the benefits of hormone therapy for older women recently led the North American Menopause Society to update its position on HRT after 65. According to their 2017 position statement :

Are You Too Young for hormone therapy?

However, some women worry that their symptoms are not severe enough to warrant hormone therapy, particularly if they are relatively young. Others erroneously believe that they are too young for HRT even while experiencing severe perimenopause symptoms.

When should I start hormone replacement therapy?

Due to these risks, it is typically recommended that women who experience premature, early, and surgical menopause start hormone replacement therapy as soon as possible. As the American Society For Reproductive Medicine, mincing no words, said of bilateral oophorectomy patients: