By Adriana Sommer da Costa
Psychologist and Sexologist

Further to my article on sexual health issues, establishing so-menopause as just another phase in a woman’s life, and in the light of it, the relevance of hormonal replacement therapy.

In order to shed light on the pros and cons of hormonal replacement therapy, debrief on the two trace-elements, aka key hormonal compound starring in this sex plot, seems by all means necessary in order to call it a day.

The lack of estrogen in the woman triggers certain symptoms that could be regarded as harsh as utterly unpleasant, namely, the threshold of hot-flashes or heatwave as known otherwise, which seemingly affects the women generally, as heard often at consultations.

As it were symptoms aren’t just so, and the progressive decrease in estrogen is bound to spark ostensibly effects onto the whole body, as physical as emotionally and sexual, some such as follows,

Night sweat, insomnia, vaginal dryness seems likely to occur during sexual intercourse, therefore attention deficit and a fall in the quality of living. In addition, sex drive is prone to undergo alterations as in loss of sexual interest (most likely occurs only in an early stage of the menopause onset), and irritability.

What’s in for her as far as hormonal replacement therapy concern, and what would she have to know more precisely about it? 

What might crosses the minds of certain women is that-“Once in menopause my system no longer produces estrogen and because of that I get such distressing symptoms, otherwise I ought to go to the doctor for some hormonal replacement job maybe make up for the loss restoring balance”.

There’s nothing wrong into that line of perception for the best of my money, much as coming from the woman’ standpoint who is at her best seeking solutions for her own safety sake. Never mind, I chiefly believe that information is never enough and cost-effective in regard to anything related to the body as well as health and prevention, reliable database seemingly imperative.

That said, if I were you before seeking your gynecologist of trust, even long before menopause springs into mind and so the hormonal replacement afterthought, in the thick of it, too I’d garner as much relevant information as possible for a possible second opinion, eventually. I’d rather get my GP’s opinion to prevent any conclusion jumping.

The key for a good wealth of knowledge lays in the estrogen replacement approach, in cases which the woman still got her uterus functional, its association with progesterone means essential. So far, It’s being all for the woman’s safety sake preventing the risk of cancer in the endometrium. To the boot prevent the risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as cardiac arrest and angina.

In short, estrogen might be administrated via either oral or transdermal. Moreover, combine with progesterone in form of aerosol, ointments, or injectable. Some might last as long as six months or so. if well conducted it would help prevent cancer in susceptible women, providing it’s been conducted sensibly and suitably approached, as happens not induce the growth of body hair, neither makes you put on weight nor causes cancer as deemed in certain cultures.

Enjoy unhurriedly sessions of sex games playing along with plenty of lube and neither a hint of noise or heat troubling you over. Get your hormones right back in balance and ensure satisfactory sexual health altogether.