“Are hormones right for me? Why?
What are the benefits?
What are the serious risks and common side effects?”1
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- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Questions To Ask
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- Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) Questions To Ask
- Menopause and Hormones Common Questions
- Menopause and Hormones Questions To Ask Your Doctor
Questions
What are questions to ask if I chose to use hormone therapy (HT)?
In Menopause: Medicines To Help You: Important Questions To Ask About Menopause Hormone Medicines the (United States) Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) include:

- “Are hormones right for me? Why?
- What are the benefits?
- What are the serious risks and common side effects?
- How long should I use hormone therapy?
- What is the lowest dose that will work for me?
- Are there any non-hormone medicines that I can take?”2
In Estrogen & Hormones: Overview – Here Are Some Questions You Can Ask Yourself and Discuss With Your Physician the (United States) Cleveland Clinic’s questions to ask about HRT (hormone replacement therapy) are:
- “Am I experiencing difficult menopause symptoms?
- Do I have any medical conditions or a family history of certain conditions that might make HRT beneficial for me?
- Do I have any medical conditions or a family history of certain conditions that might make HRT riskier for me?
- Have I considered alternatives to HRT?”3
In the NICE Guideline Menopause: Diagnosis and Management – Information for the Public: Questions To Ask About Menopause – Treatment for Menopausal Symptoms the (British) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), include these and more questions to ask:
- “What types of treatment are suitable for my symptoms?
- What are the benefits and risks of different treatments?
- Are there any complementary therapies that could help?
- I use complementary therapies for my symptoms – are these safe to take alongside other treatments?
- If I already take an antidepressant, will that affect any treatments I can try for mood changes during menopause?
- Can you tell me why you are recommending hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?
- If I don’t want to take HRT, or can’t for medical reasons, what other treatments are there?…”.4
Health Care Provider
What if I have questions about HT?
If you have questions about HT, it may be in your best interest to choose to talk to your health care provider about this.
In Menopause: Menopause – Hormone Treatments the FDA remind us:
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- Menopause: Medicines To Help You – Important Questions To Ask About Menopause Hormone Medicines. Content Current As of: 22 August 2019. Food and Drug Administration https://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ByAudience/ForWomen/ucm118627.htm Accessed: 05 January 2021
- Menopause: Medicines To Help You – Important Questions To Ask About Menopause Hormone Medicines. Content Current As of 22 August 2019. Food and Drug Administration https://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ByAudience/ForWomen/ucm118627.htm Accessed: 05 January 2021
- Estrogen & Hormones: Overview – Here Are Some Questions You Can Ask Yourself and Discuss With Your Physician. Last Reviewed on: 29 April 2019. Cleveland Clinic https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/16979-estrogen–hormones/post-menopausal-hormone-replacement-therapy Accessed: 05 January 2021
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- Menopause: Menopause – Hormone Treatments. Content Current As of: 22 August 2019. Food and Drug Administration https://www.fda.gov/consumers/womens-health-topics/menopause Accessed: 05 January 2021