Progesterone was then added to lower the risk of uterine cancer. Now the treatment goes a long way toward helping women live longer. It lowers the risk of cancer and heart disease, and fights off osteoporosis, colon cancer and Alzheimer's disease. Once a woman learns about menopause, she also needs to learn about treatments. There are synthetic drugs, as well as those obtained from the urine of pregnant mares and from plant sources.
Some women suffer side effects from the hormones, including bloating and sore breasts.
That's where natural treatments come in. Women who become menopausal at a young age, and those who have had their ovaries and uterus surgically removed, are searching for new ways to treat menopause more naturally. They often have difficulty controlling their menopausal symptoms on conventional treatment. The natural treatments, while sometimes effective, don't have as much scientific data on their effectiveness or safety. The farther we get away from the data garnered from decades of study on conventional therapy, the less I can guarantee the prevention of diseases such as osteoporosis, colon cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer's disease.