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Hormone therapy (HT) treats symptoms of perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause like hot flashes, vaginal discomfort, fatigue, and mood changes. Depending on symptoms and blood work results, providers may prescribe hormone therapies like estrogen and progesterone. Or they may offer non-hormonal treatments.

Lemonaid Health offers several HT treatments, which can be prescribed alone or in combination with others, as advised by a provider.

For example, a combination birth control containing estrogen and progestin (a form of progesterone) helps regulate the hormone fluctuations of perimenopause. Estrogen via vaginal tablets or transdermal patches treats hot flashes and vaginal dryness. Oral progesterone can be used with estrogens to reduce menopause symptoms.

Yes. For some patients, providers may find it appropriate to prescribe Veozah (Fezolinetant), which reduces hot flashes and night sweats by blocking a chemical in the area of the brain that helps regulate temperature. Or they may prescribe Paroxetine, an SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) medication that helps to manage menopause symptoms.

Discuss these options with your provider during your Optimize It consult if you do not want to take hormonal medications.

There is no "normal" timeline for perimenopause and menopause symptoms. Some studies suggest that they can happen over 30 years of a woman's hormonal transition. Some women will stop having symptoms when menopause is complete (they reach post-menopause). Others will continue to have symptoms for years or decades after final menstruation.

HT medications are prescribed to help ease symptoms of menopause and perimenopause. Treatment can continue as long as these symptoms last. But it can also end when hormone fluctuations resolve, and symptoms stop.

Common symptoms include hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes, sleep disruption, decreased libido, vaginal dryness, painful sex, cognitive or mood changes, extreme fatigue, joint pain and bone fractures.

During Optimize It consultations, we screen for conditions that can cause some of these symptoms to make sure they are caused by hormonal fluctuations, hormone decline, or something else.

Common side effects of HT treatments may include breast tenderness, bloating or fluid retention, breakthrough bleeding (spotting or bleeding outside of an expected period), headaches and mood changes.

This is not a full list of possible side effects, as several different types of medication may be prescribed for HT. But most symptoms are typically mild and often go away a few months after starting treatment.

With Optimize It, patients are provided details about all prescribed treatments and their risks. And they get unlimited support from licensed providers to discuss these side effects and alter treatment, if necessary.

The Optimize It fee is $145. Medication costs are determined by the type of medication prescribed and whether you pay with insurance coverage or out-of-pocket.