"Window period" should be grasped in the treatment of menopause with hormone supplement

Menopause is a situation that every woman will face Due to the lack of estrogen, a series of symptoms will seriously affect the quality of life of women At the 2013 Jinling "menopause related issues" Summit Forum held recently, Professor Wu Jie, chief physician of the Department of gynecology and obstetrics of Jiangsu price Provincial Maternal and child health care hospital and the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, told reporters that the correct use of hormone supplement treatment in the "window period" can not only effectively relieve menopause related symptoms, but also prevent the occurrence of diseases of the elderly to a certain extent Menopausal symptoms affect a lot Menopause is a physiological process that every woman must go through in the course of her life However, the endocrine imbalance and estrogen deficiency associated with the decline of ovarian function can cause a series of menopause related problems or diseases, such as vasomotor dysfunction, which can cause paroxysmal flushing and hot flashes; the premenopausal menstrual cycle will be disordered; the urogenital organs and the second sex sign will be caused by the decrease of estrogen Gradually atrophy; menopausal women may also be accompanied by anxiety, depression, excitability, insomnia, crying, memory loss, mental inattention and other mental and neurological symptoms Postmenopausal osteoporosis, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease are also at increased risk Hormone supplement should grasp the "window period", Wu Jie told reporters that hormone supplement therapy has been proved to be beneficial to menopausal symptoms, urogenital atrophy and postmenopausal osteoporosis in half a century of clinical application at home and abroad According to the newly released 2012 menopause guide, hormone replacement therapy mainly refers to the individualized treatment of low-dose estrogen and progesterone for women with ovarian dysfunction on the premise of indications and no contraindications Window period refers to the period of time suitable for treatment In the field of menopause related hormone therapy, hormone therapy is especially applied to the middle-aged women with symptoms in the early stage of menopause Generally, it refers to menopause within 10 years or before 60 years old This is a period of time when long-term protective effects on bones, cardiovascular system and nervous system will be formed Recently, both the International Menopause Association and the Asia Pacific menopause Association have issued new position statements They believe that if hormone supplement treatment is started before and after menopause, it may have cardiovascular protection effect and may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease In addition, for postmenopausal women, especially those younger than 60 years old, hormone replacement therapy can be used as a suitable first-line treatment to prevent fracture risk and bone loss In addition to hormone replacement therapy, a healthy lifestyle is also important Lifestyle adjustment includes exercise therapy, smoking and alcohol restriction, reasonable nutrition and balanced diet, attention to mental and mental health care The best way to exercise should be at least three times a week, at least 30 minutes each time, with moderate intensity Adding two additional resistance exercises per week will bring more benefits The recommended basic components of a healthy diet include: eating no less than 250g of fruits and vegetables per week, fish twice a week, and a low-fat diet Salt intake should be limited to less than 6 grams per day, and women's daily alcohol consumption should not exceed 20 grams.