Select this link to view an article on the latest study released by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) which shows that in addition to hormone therapy increasing the chance of breast cancer, it also increases the likelihood of dying from it.
A recent study has shown that homeopathic treatment can help with hot flashes and sweats, tiredness, anxiety, sleeping difficulties, mood swings and headaches.
Read more:
Relton C, Weatherley-Jones E. Homeopathy Service in a National Health Service community menopause clinic: audit of clinical outcomes. Menopause Int, 2005; 11 (2) 72-3.
Read for yourself the dangers associated with HRT.
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) – latest data from the Million Women Study and Women’s Health Initiative trial: MHRA statement, 19 April 2007. www.mhra.gov.uk.
Writing Group for the Women’s Health Initiative Investigators. Risks and benefits of estrogen plus progestin in healthy postmenopausal women: principal results from the WHI randomized controlled trial. JAMA, 2002; 288: 321–333.
Million Women Study Collaborators. Endometrial cancer and hormone replacement therapy in the Million Women Study. Lancet, 2005; 365: 1543 51.
(Taken from the Society of Homeopaths About Homeopathy section)
How do I know whether I am going through the menopause?
When the levels of oestrogen and progesterone fall during the menopause, this automatically causes the level of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) to rise. Your GP can arrange for a simple blood test which measures your FSH level, confirming whether or not you are going through menopause. Read more
