In the latest article, The Effective Treatment of Osteoporosis with Oestrogen, Women's Health expert Professor John Studd says, "There seems no reason to deny women particularly under the age of 50 years relief of symptoms and protection of osteoporosis by denying them the transdermal oestrogen treatment." Voicing his concern that it will take time for healthcare professionals to catch up with the HRT good news story he also says, "It seems that this is an important lesson that many physicians have yet to learn."
Transdermal oestrogen treatment has major benefits for women including:
- Protection of the intervertebral discs and spine from fractures
- Building collagen to improve the quality of skin thickness and elasticity
- Improved skeletal bone density
- Treating the other sysmptoms of menopause
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The osteoporosis article also explains how the latest oestrogen treatments via the transdermal route are safer as this method does not stimulate coagulation and does not encourage deep vein thrombosis (DVT), stroke or pulmonary emboli. Any woman who has had a hysterectomy can have oestrogens probably with the addition of testosterone without progestogen and data now from two large studies confirm that this is associated with less breast cancer and fewer heart attacks and cardiac deaths.
Prof Studd stresses that women (and doctors!) need to be aware that the effective treatment of osteoporosis associated with the menopause should fall under the remit of specialist gynaecologists.
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The time of a woman’s life when her ovaries stop releasing an egg (ovum) on a monthly cycle, and her periods cease
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