Menopause is accompanied by various climacteric symptoms, including hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, urogenital (vaginal lining) atrophy, irregular menstruation, insomnia, low level depression, palpitations, and headaches. Because of the risks associated with hormone replacement therapy (HRT), women often turn to alternative therapies to relieve these symptoms. Among the alternative therapies are preparations that include sage, red clover and black cohosh and specifically preparations that do not contain soy, a known allergen and also the cause of gas, bloating and gastrointestinal upset for many women.
Several products are available as single herbs but symptom relief is enhanced when using products that contain multiple herbal ingredients.
Peer review of literature to assess the effectiveness of multi herb products for the treatment of vasomotor, cognitive, and genital climacteric complaints continues with good quality results. Market research revealed OBGYN's preferred their patients to start with a natural solution for perimenopause and menopause symptom relief and life styles changes before turning to potentially harmful treatments such as HRT and BHRT or using antidepressants in the hopes of quieting hot flashes or the need for estrogen.
Herbs are known as Phytoestrogens and means plant estrogen. But phytoestrogens are not estrogen per se. They do not behave the same way as a woman's own estrogen or like the estrogens in HRT or BHRT.
Phytoestrogens structurally resemble a woman's endogenous estrogen. Their chemical structure is such that it allows them to bind weakly to estrogen receptors in the body, potentially impairing excess of endogenous estrogen to the receptor thereby producing estrogen benefits with substantially fewer side effects. Also, when endogenous estrogen is low, phytoestrogens will quiet the body's need for estrogen.
We are all reminded of the dangers of HRT every time we hear of another life-changing moment - a health diagnosis of breast cancer that will change a woman's life forever. She could be your sister, friend, a casual acquaintance or co worker.
It makes me realized how vulnerable we are and that we shouldn't take our health for granted. It is too precious.
As a medical community, we have learned a great deal about the risks of using hormone replacement medications, short and long term. The risks are many and shouldn't be taken lightly by any women regardless of her age or family history.
My work includes defending every woman, at every age and at any stage, when it comes to her menopause transition, health and comfort. My great intention is that the products Solutions for Women offers creates the quality of life that will have a positive impact on you and those you love.
We may forget what we did but we never forget how we feel.
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