Every woman experiences menopause differently. Some women have no signs or symptoms, while others have severe debilitating symptoms. Your OBGYN doctor can help. Dr. Vonne Jones at Total Women’s Care in Houston, TX, provides comprehensive women’s health services, including menopause care.

What You Need To Know About Menopause and Menopause Care

Menopause is a normal life stage when a woman stops menstruating and can no longer have children. Hormone levels drop, and signs and symptoms of menopause may begin. Menopause is different for every woman, but there are some common signs and symptoms, including:

• Night sweats and hot flashes
• Dry skin and thinning hair
• Loss of breast fullness
• Vaginal dryness
• Depression and mood swings
• Difficulty sleeping and insomnia
• Weight gain from a slowing metabolism

To minimize menopause symptoms, hormone replacement therapy is often recommended. Modern hormone replacement therapy uses bio-identical hormones, which are identical in structure to natural hormones. Bio-identical hormones can be individually dosed and have fewer side effects.

In addition to bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, there have been significant advancements in menopause care in recent years.

Fezolinetant is a new, FDA-approved non-hormonal drug that can reduce hot flashes and other symptoms. The drug works by blocking the area of the brain that controls body temperature.

NK3R and NK1R antagonists are new drugs that can reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes, enhance sleep quality, and improve overall quality of life.

Research is also being conducted on a hormone known as AMH. It is believed that AMH may slow the aging of the reproductive system, extend a woman’s childbearing years, and delay the onset of menopause.

Considerable research is ongoing about brain and estrogen activity and the effect later onset menopause has on longevity.

In the business community, more companies are offering menopause benefits to employees, and there is an increased interest in promoting menopause research.

Want To Know More About Menopause?

To discover more about the future of menopause care, talk with an expert. Call Dr. Vonne Jones at Total Women’s Care in Houston, TX. You can reach her in the office by calling (346) 320-3188, so call today.