HRT: WHAT DO WOMEN WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ?
- I am nearly sixty and am thinking of starting on HRT. Will I need smaller or larger hormone doses than I would have needed ten years ago when I went through menopause?
It’s likely that your hormone requirements and tolerance will both be somewhat lower than they were ten years ago. This is not the case for women who have been having HRT continuously since menopause: their needs and tolerance will not change much in ten years.
Having said that, your dose will depend on why you are thinking of starting HRT. If it’s for symptom control, you will need lower doses than if the main reason is to prevent or control osteoporosis or heart and blood vessel disease.
- Will HRT make me look younger, by removing facial wrinkles for example?
HRT will not remove wrinkles, but over a period of some months it may improve the texture and thickness of skin by increasing the collagen in it so that the skin looks fuller. An estimated 15 to 30 per cent of collagen is lost from the skin in the first five years after menopause. The best way to prevent wrinkles forming is to avoid excessive sun exposure, wear a hat, and use sunblocks and moisturisers.
- If I forgot to take my oestrogen tablets for a week, would I notice any difference?
Any symptoms you had before starting on HRT would probably return within a matter of days.
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