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Does hormone therapy make you more feminine?
Feminizing hormone therapy helps male-to-female transgender individuals (transwomen) achieve a more feminine appearance. It uses anti-androgens to block male hormones. Taking estrogen and progestin helps you develop breasts, softer skin, rounder hips and more.
Is it OK not to take HRT?
Stopping HRT The risk is linked to all types of HRT except vaginal oestrogen. The increased risk of breast cancer falls after you stop taking HRT, but some increased risk remains for more than 10 years compared to women who have never used HRT. When you decide to stop, you can choose to do so suddenly or gradually.
Is HRT necessary?
The benefits of hormone therapy may outweigh the risks if you’re healthy and you: Have moderate to severe hot flashes. Systemic estrogen therapy remains the most effective treatment for the relief of troublesome menopausal hot flashes and night sweats. Have other symptoms of menopause.
What happens if a female takes estrogen?
Estrogen side effects and risks The risk factors and side effects associated with estrogen use include: Blood clots: Estrogen increases your risk of blood clots, which can cause stroke, heart attack, and even death. Cancer: Estrogen may increase your risk of certain cancers, specifically breast cancer.
What is a good substitute for estrogen?
The most widely cited natural remedy is soy, which is very high in phytoestrogens, or plant estrogens. Other sources are red clover and flaxseed, both of which are available as supplements.
How can I survive menopause without HRT?
Avoid potential triggers, such as spicy food, caffeine, smoking and alcohol, take regular exercise, and try to maintain a healthy weight. For mood changes, self-help measures, such as getting plenty of rest, taking regular exercise and doing relaxing activities such as yoga and tai chi, may help.
Do you gain weight with HRT?
Many women believe that taking HRT will make them put on weight, but there’s no evidence to support this claim. You may gain some weight during the menopause, but this often happens regardless of whether you take HRT. Exercising regularly and eating a healthy diet should help you to lose any unwanted weight.
How can I control menopause without HRT?
Can I buy over the counter estrogen?
Estradiol medications, including estradiol 2 mg tablets and ethinyl estradiol vaginal creams, are prescription medications in the United States. As such, one cannot just buy estradiol online or get estradiol OTC at a pharmacy. Instead, the first step is getting a prescription from a medical provider.
What will happen if I stop taking HRT?
Suddenly discontinuing the use of HRT can result in rebound hot flashes. To avoid rebound hot flashes, doctors recommend gradually reducing the amount of hormone replacement medications over time, according to the New Zealand Guidelines Group.
What age should I stop taking HRT?
If you are healthy, most experts agree that HRT is safe to use at the lowest dose that helps for the shortest time needed. If you’re 59 or older, or have been on hormones for 5 years, you should talk to your doctor about quitting.
What happens when you stop taking HRT?
When you stop HRT, especially if it is done overnight or too quickly, your hormone levels fall from up high to really low within a very short space of time. Your body can struggle to adapt quickly enough to this, and a whole range of menopausal symptoms can come back.
Can you ‘just’ stop taking HRT?
If you want to stop your HRT you should always talk to your doctor first. Having made the decision, you can if you wish just stop it – but this is not advisable. Stopping suddenly can produce quite severe symptoms and it is better to wean yourself off the HRT over a period of time.