Hormone Therapy and Smoking

“Overweight and obesity, and smoking are risk factors
for VMS. Weight reduction may result in reduced VMS in
overweight women, and smoking cessation should…”.1

Umbrella

What may the Hormone Therapy and Smoking Umbrella include?

Depending on the Source (DotS) this Umbrella may include:

  • Estrogen Therapy (ET)
  • Estrogen Plus Progestogen Therapy (EPT)
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
  • Hormone Therapy (HT)
  • Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT)
  • Smoking

Smoking

Hormone Therapy and SmokingWhat are smokers encouraged to do?

In The 2023 Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause: Management – Considerations for All Women At Menopause: General Advice for Symptom Management, published online 30 October 2023, the authors note:

“Overweight and obesity, and smoking are risk factors for VMS. Weight reduction may result in reduced VMS in overweight women, and smoking cessation should be encouraged”.2

What is VMS?

VMS can be an abbreviation for Vasomotor Symptoms.

Quit Smoking Guide

Where may I find a quit smoking guide?

Your Country may have a quit smoking guide similar to the (United States) Smokefreegov’s or the (United Kingdom) NHS’s Quit Smoking or Australia’s Quit.

Quit Smoking Aids

Where may I find quit smoking aids?

Your Country may have quit smoking aids information similar to the NHS’s Find the Best Stop-Smoking Aids for You.

Quit Smoking Apps

Where may I find a quit smoking app?

Your Country may have a quit smoking app similar to the Smokefree.gov’s or the NHS Quit Smoking app.

Health Care Provider

If I am a smoker and choose to use HT, what are my risks?

If you are a smoker and choose to use HT, it may be in your best interest to also choose to talk to your health care provider about this.

On page 785 in The 2022 Hormone Therapy Position Statement of The North American Menopause Society: Conclusions published July 2022 and “endorsed by more than 20 well-respected international organizations”, one of the conclusions is:

  • “Risks of hormone therapy differ for women, depending on type, dose, duration of use, route of administration, timing of initiation, and whether a progestogen is needed. Treatment should be individualized using the best available evidence to maximize benefits and minimize risks, with periodic reevaluation”.3

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  75. Smokefree.gov [United States]
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Sources

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Sources

  1. Davis, S. R., Taylor, S., Hemachandra, C., Magraith, K., Ebeling, P. R., Jane, F., and Islam, R. M. The 2023 Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause: Management – Considerations for All Women At Menopause: General Advice for Symptom Management. Published Online: 30 October 2023 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13697137.2023.2258783 Accessed: 12 July 2025
  2. Davis, S. R., Taylor, S., Hemachandra, C., Magraith, K., Ebeling, P. R., Jane, F., and Islam, R. M. The 2023 Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause: Management – Considerations for All Women At Menopause: General Advice for Symptom Management. Published Online: 30 October 2023 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13697137.2023.2258783 Accessed: 12 July 2025
  3. The 2022 Hormone Therapy Position Statement of The North American Menopause Society: Conclusions. 2022: 785. North American Menopause Society https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/professional/nams-2022-hormone-therapy-position-statement.pdf Accessed: 12 July 2025
Topic Last Updated: 12 July 2025 – Topic Last Reviewed: 12 July 2025

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