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Answering Questions about Menopausal Hormone Therapy or MHT

Answering Questions about Menopausal Hormone Therapy or MHT

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Menopausal hormone therapy or MHT is what we used to called hormone replacement therapy or HRT. This is taking an estrogen (and a progestogen, a progesterone or a progesterone-like hormone for women with a uterus) to treat symptoms and prevent medical conditions associated with menopause. The name change is important. The older HRT positions menopause a…

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