What is the latest on hormone replacement?
Estrogen replacement is an option for women who have severe hot flashes. Taking it in low amounts for less than five years is what is presently recommended. Other low-estrogen symptoms will improve as well. Bio-identical hormones are plant-derived, pharmaceutical grade hormones that can be measured with blood tests. Women with breast cancer should not take estrogen.
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