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	FemHRT?

	FemHRT is a new estrogen/progesterone product made by the pharmaceutical company Parke Davis. It is a form of HRT, hormone replacement therapy, especially made for and only for women who are in menopause, post menopausal, and have an intact uterus (hysterectomy patients cannot use this product). This is not a product for women experiencing perimenopause. FemHRT contains both an estrogen and a form of progesterone. The estrogen is ethinyl estradiol and the progesterone is norethindrone acetate. Each pill contains both estrogen and progesterone and is taken on a continuous basis. There is 1 milligram of norethindrone acetate and 5 micrograms of ethinyl estradiol in each pill. Women who use FemHRT will not have a period but can experience spotting when using this product at first. Spotting should stop on its own as a woman's body adjusts to FemHRT. FemHRT is prescribed for women who are in menopause and/or have finished menopause and are experiencing moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms- hot flashes, night sweats, heart racing/palpitations all related to menopause and beyond. FemHRT is also designed to prevent osteoporosis or "brittle bone" disease. Ruth Jacobowitz, in her book "The Estrogen Answer Book", does a good job explaining all the various types of hormone replacement therapy, including the available individual estrogen and progesterone products. (see the interview with Jacobowitz) Meet the author "The Estrogen Answer Book" by Ruth S. Jacobowitz hosted by Sue Spataro, RN, BSN She was vice president of Cleveland's Mt. Sinai Medical Center for 20 years and a medical journalist, as well as the author of many books covering menopause, estrogen therapy, osteoporosis and a practical guide to midlife sex, love and intimacy. See the cyber-interview where Ruth shares some of her views on women's health with host Sue Spataro HotFlash! FAQ HRT & Weight Gain HRT (hormone replacement therapy) does not cause weight gain.Many women have heard that it does. This is a myth that has been around for a long time. Find out more about this and learn more from author Dr. Larrian Gillespie gives some tips and an exercise prescription for this problem. HotFlash! FAQ: I can't sleep!!!! Sleep disturbances and perimenopause Sleeping disturbances are extraordinarily common during perimenopause. Studies have shown that women over the age of forty have more sleep troubles than their younger counterparts. Look at the television commercial for sleeping aides. They are geared towards women who are thirty five years old and beyond. newly revised for 2000! Could It Be...Perimenopause? by Steven R. Goldstein, Laurie Ashner see the interview with Dr Goldstein In clear, supportive prose, Goldstein offers no-baloney advice. "Today's perimenopausal women has neither the time nor the patience to go through four to fifteen years of symptoms without relief," he says. He fully delineates the roles of various hormones, how to determine if you're in perimenopause or not, as well as how to treat the various symptoms to gain control over your life.		New for 2001 Eat Cheat & Melt Fat Away Weight loss books FREE Healthy Cooking Recipes FREE Fit 'n Trim Support Interview with author Linda Ojeda more Healthy Living Books more Personal Health Books HotFlash Meno Support

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