In past years, women have been offered very few medical treatments for menopause and its many uncomfortable symptoms. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can help with menopausal hormone dips, but there has been plenty of controversy over the possible side effects of this treatment. Indeed, a study performed by the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) found that women who received HRT had an increased risk of stroke, heart disease, and breast cancer. As a result, women across America swiftly abandoned hormone therapy.
So what's a woman suffering menopause to do? Grin and bear it, as did our mothers and grandmothers before us?
Not a chance! Dr. Eugene Lipov, chronic pain management specialist, has found a potential cure for the most common menopausal symptom -- hot flashes. His discovery: a shot that has traditionally been used to treat back and neck pain can actually be effective in regulating the body's temperature. The injection works by blocking a group of nerves (the stellate ganglion block) which regulate blood flow and sweating.
Dr. Lipov has treated many women with this injection successfully, with results lasting anywhere from several weeks to eighteen months. (For more information on Dr. Lipov and his nonhormonal hot flash treatment, check out hotflashescure.com.)
Medical treatments for menopause are most effective when they are combined with behavioral remedies. A few ideas include spritzer water bottles, tubs of cool water by the bed (to cool off feet during night hot flashes), and Wick-a-Way pajamas (which "wick" the sweat away from the skin).
With exciting new treatments like this being discovered every day, women no longer just have to endure menopause symptoms. Here's to continued education and medical research on this important topic!
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