This includes your family and friends, even your work colleagues if you have severe PMS symptoms. Chaste berry, fruit from a small Eurasian tree, was recommended centuries ago by Hippocrates and Pliny to ease menstrual symptoms and flow. A number of German studies document the effectiveness of chaste berry for PMS symptoms. Wild yam, stress management, acupuncture, evening primrose oil, sleep deprivation therapy, and supplements of vitamin B6, calcium, and magnesium have also been used for PMS with varying degrees of enthusiasm, effectiveness, and research validation. The process is complete when one full year has passed without a menstrual period.
Women are at higher risk for osteoporosis and coronary heart disease after menopause.
But the number one reason they seek help is for distressing hot flashes. Because of all these factors, mainstream medicine fully embraces hormonal therapy for menopause. But the therapy is not risk-free. There is a small but real risk of breast cancer for some women. There is a risk for endometrial cancer for a woman with a uterus who takes estrogen alone.