Can I take hormone therapy if I went through menopause early (before 40 or 45)?

Yes — and in this case, hormone therapy is generally strongly recommended.

Early or premature menopause means your body has been without estrogen for longer than is natural, which increases your long-term risks of osteoporosis, heart disease, cognitive changes, and mood disorders.

Medical guidelines recommend that women who go through early menopause take hormone therapy at least until the average age of natural menopause (~51–52), unless there is a specific contraindication such as a personal history of hormone-sensitive cancer.

Taking hormone therapy until 51 after menopause at 39 is not associated with an increased breast cancer risk — it simply restores what your body would have had naturally.

Your QuickMD clinician will design an appropriate, safe treatment plan for your situation.

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