In this episode, I get into the details of hormone replacement therapy for vaginal and bladder symptoms.
I start with talking about how we only have a finite number of eggs and when they are gone, we stop making estrogen. This leads to menopause. In the period before they are gone, we make estrogen in an irregular fashion- this is the perimenopause.
I discuss who should use estrogen (women with symptoms), why they should use it (to help with symptoms like vaginal dryness and recurrent bladder infections), when they should start it (before age 60 or within 10 years of the start of menopause if using oral estrogen), and how they should use it (if the symptoms are vagina or bladder related, you should use vaginal estrogen). I talk about the "rules" around estrogen therapy- like if you have a uterus, you need a progesterone. And then I talk about common symptoms, how we describe them medically and what I hear patients saying.
The information here is data driven and supported by the North American Menopause Society. You can read more here:
https://www.menopause.org/docs/default-source/professional/nams-2022-hormone-therapy-position-statement.pdf
Can't wait to share this information with you!
In this episode, I get into the details of hormone replacement therapy for vaginal and bladder symptoms.
I start with talking about how we only have a finite number of eggs and when they are gone, we stop making estrogen. This leads to menopause. In the period before they are gone, we make estrogen in an irregular fashion- this is the perimenopause.
I discuss who should use estrogen (women with symptoms), why they should use it (to help with symptoms like vaginal dryness and recurrent bladder infections), when they should start it (before age 60 or within 10 years of the start of menopause if using oral estrogen), and how they should use it (if the symptoms are vagina or bladder related, you should use vaginal estrogen). I talk about the "rules" around estrogen therapy- like if you have a uterus, you need a progesterone. And then I talk about common symptoms, how we describe them medically and what I hear patients saying.
The information here is data driven and supported by the North American Menopause Society. You can read more here:
https://www.menopause.org/docs/default-source/professional/nams-2022-hormone-therapy-position-statement.pdf
Can't wait to share this information with you!