What Are The Hormone Drugs For Menopause?

Female menopause syndrome is a transitional period in which women's ovarian function gradually declines to complete disappearance. Female menopause syndrome mostly occurs between the ages of 40 and 60. It is a series of clinical symptoms due to physiological and psychological changes, usually hot and sweating, irritability, palpitations, insomnia or depression and forgetfulness. Menopause is an inevitable stop on the journey of life, a very natural transition. From menarche to menopause, it means the end of fertility, but it does not mean aging. Although the changes of menopause are annoying, as long as we treat them correctly and prevent them early, we will usher in the second spring of women! The main cause of menopausal syndrome is the decline of ovarian function and the decrease of sex hormone secretion. Therefore, hormone drugs for menopause should be supplemented in treatment. This is the preferred method of clinical treatment at present and is recognized by international and domestic medical experts. Common hormone drugs for menopause include:

Estradiol

Estradiol is a transdermal estrogen therapeutic agent. Supplements the deficiency of 17-beta estradiol secreted by the ovaries of women, and is often used in the treatment of female hypogonadism, post bilateral oophorectomy, atrophic vaginitis, vulvar dryness, menopausal syndromes such as hot flashes, sweating and mental, neurological symptoms, etc. At the same time, it can avoid the side effects caused by oral administration (breast pain, weight gain, abdominal cramps or flatulence, endometrial hyperplasia, high blood pressure, gallstones and abnormal liver function, etc.). Estrogen can induce cells to synthesize DNA, RNA and various proteins in corresponding tissues.

Diethylstilbestrol

It is a synthetic non-steroidal estrogen substance that can produce all the same pharmacological and therapeutic effects as natural estradiol. It is used for various diseases caused by ovarian insufficiency or pituitary dysfunction, amenorrhea, uterine hypoplasia, functional uterine bleeding, menopausal syndrome, senile vaginitis and breast withdrawal. There are side effects such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, headache, etc. Long-term use can cause excessive endometrial hyperplasia and uterine bleeding and hypertrophy.

Strong noleaching tablet

Strong noleaching tablet is a kind of hormone drugs for menopause commonly used in clinical practice. For menopausal women with symptoms such as hot flashes, sweating, dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia, forgetfulness, restlessness, etc. Clinically, it is often used in combination with Jiawei Xiaoyao Pill, Zhibai Dihuang Pill and Yupingfeng Powder. Avoid spicy, fried, pickled, sweet and greasy food while taking medicine, and avoid eating when you have a cold.

Xiaoyao pill

The main medicines are soothing the liver and strengthening the spleen, nourishing blood and regulating menstruation. For liver qi discomfort, chest and flank pain, dizziness, loss of appetite, irregular menstruation. The side effects of Xiaoyao Pill are relatively small, but it should not be taken for a long time without interruption, otherwise it will form dependence. There may even be aggravation of liver stagnation and temper tantrums after stopping the drug. Long-term use will damage the spleen and stomach and affect appetite.

Premarin

Premarin belongs to estrogen drugs, moderate and severe vasomotor dysfunction associated with estrogen deficiency, prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, reduction of coronary heart disease incidence and related mortality in postmenopausal women, Atrophic vaginitis and atrophic urethritis, hypoestrogenism in women. Common side effects include bloating, menstrual changes, spotting, amenorrhea, etc.; rare side effects are breast enlargement, skin chloasma, hair loss, rash, and fluid retention; Premarin alone can increase the risk of endometrial cancer in patients For patients who use it for more than 10 years, the probability of developing breast cancer will be higher; Premarin also increases the risk of gallbladder disease; Premarin can change certain blood clotting factors, thereby promoting thrombotic diseases.

Estradiol Valerate Tablets

Estradiol Valerate Tablets is the valerate salt of natural estradiol, which has the pharmacological effect of estradiol and can promote and regulate the normal development of female reproductive organs and secondary sexual characteristics. This product is used in combination with progestins for the establishment of artificial menstrual cycles to supplement estrogen deficiency mainly associated with natural or artificial menopause: vasomotor disorders, genitourinary disorders and psychiatric disorders (sleep disorders and debilitating disorders), prevention of bone loss due to primary or secondary estrogen deficiency.

It is recommended that patients with severe menopausal symptoms go to the outpatient department of endocrinology, and the doctor will make an individualized plan, instead of going to the pharmacy or listening to other local remedies, and taking some hormone drugs for menopause by themselves, which may cause some long-term consequences risk of solid tumors. Usually pay more attention to the law of life, maintain a good mood, don't be too nervous, eat more soy foods, it is best not to supplement hormone drugs for menopause, so as not to cause endocrine disorders.