![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ‘But many women have to put up with menopausal symptoms that can affect quality of life because of inaccurate advice.’ The evidence is strong that HRT is ‘good for menopausal symptoms and is better than diet, exercise, herbal remedies or antidepressants at controlling symptoms such as hot flushes’, adds Dr Jayanta Chatterjee, a consultant gynaecologist at the Royal Surrey County Hospital. ‘I still suffer from hot flushes 16 years later - all because I don’t have oestrogen any more.’ The fact is, that ‘for most women under 60, and for many over 60, the benefits of HRT outweigh the risks’, says Dr Heather Currie, an associate specialist gynaecologist at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary and spokesperson for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. ![]()
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