What are the types of HT?
There are two main types of HT: 1. Estrogen therapy — Estrogen is taken alone. Doctors most often prescribe a low dose of estrogen to be taken as a pill every day. You should take the lowest dose of estrogen needed to relieve menopause symptoms and/or to prevent osteoporosis. 2. Progestogen-estrogen therapy — Progestogen-estrogen therapy combines doses of estrogen and progesterone. (Progestin is a synthetic form of progesterone.) A typical combination therapy consists of taking estrogen daily with progesterone for two weeks of every month. Both medicines are stopped after three weeks. For women who experience withdrawal symptoms from estrogen, estrogen might be given continuously with progesterone added every two weeks. Estrogen and a lower dose of progesterone also might be given continuously to prevent the regular, monthly bleeding that occurs when progesterone is taken cyclically.
