How can I prevent hot flashes and osteoporosis
by Aletha Olgesby, MD
“Dear Doctor:
I have read that doctors no longer prescribe estrogen for women after menopause. What else can I do to prevent hot flashes and osteoporosis?”
After menopause - the final menstrual period - and during the years before the perimenopause, women’s ovaries produce less of the hormone estrogen, leading to hot flashes, vaginal dryness, dyspareunia (painful intercourse), loss of sexual desire, and loss of bone mass. During the last decade, physicians prescribed estrogen for treatment of these symptoms. However, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), an independent panel of medical experts...
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