Hormone Replacement Therapy in 2021: Is it safe for you?

As your childbearing years wind down and the transition into menopause begins, your body reduces estrogen and progesterone production. Welcome to perimenopause! This stage can be tough on women. Hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, and weight gain are common symptoms of these hormone changes. What can perimenopausal women use to help with these symptoms? Should you consider hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? Is it safe for you? We have an expert ready to help guide us to the answers! Meet Dr. Sophocles’ guest, menopause, and HRT expert, Ann L. Steiner, MD, in this episode of Gynecollege™. Dr. Steiner and Dr. Sophocles will help women understand the benefits and risks of HRT, explain why some women are not good candidates and learn the best time to start treatment. They will discuss the differences in compounded HRT and FDA-approved HRT treatments and answer questions about HRT use for women who carry the BRCA gene.