risks of hormone replacement therapy for menopause
hormone replacement therapy also called menopausal hormone therapy is a treatment for the symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness that occur around the time a woman stops having her periodypes of hormone replacement therapy menopause or the cessation of a woman s monthly period is a natural part of aging and usually occurs in a woman s 40s and 50s during menopause levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone decline leading to symptoms such as night sweats hot flashes and mood changes