Benefits of Hormone Therapy for Menopause: What the Research Shows
Menopause brings a wide range of physical and emotional changes, and for many women, those changes affect daily life for years. Hormone therapy, also called menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) or hormone replacement therapy (HRT), remains one of the most studied treatment options available for managing this transition. Understanding what the evidence actually shows can help women have more informed conversations with their healthcare providers. What Hormone Therapy Treats As estrogen levels decline during menopause, many women experience hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, sleep disturbances, and mood changes. According to a review of hormone replacement therapy options published in PMC (PubMed Central), up to 70 to 80 percent of women experience hot flashes or night sweats, and more than 85 percent of menopausal women report symptoms that typically last five to seven years, though some experience them for 15 years or longer. Experts from Get Pep'd explain that hormone therap...