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Menopause - Management
What advice should I give about the benefits of HRT?
- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is effective for:
- Treating vasomotor symptoms (e.g. hot flushes and night sweats).
- Treating urogenital symptoms (e.g. vaginal dryness, dyspareunia as a result of vaginal dryness, recurrent urinary tract infections, and urinary frequency and urgency).
- Sleep or mood disturbances caused by hot flushes and night sweats.
- Preventing osteoporosis. HRT is not normally used as a first-line treatment (as the risks outweigh the benefits) except in women with premature ovarian failure.
- Reducing the risk of colorectal cancer (but HRT is currently not recommended for this use).
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