Hormone Therapy In the News
Hormone therapy today.
In 2004, to help ease the concerns of women and healthcare professionals, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued the following guidelines:
- Estrogen is the most effective treatment for menopausal symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats and vaginal dryness.
- Hormone therapy also effectively protects bones from osteoporosis and fractures of the hip and spine.
- Women using any hormone therapy should take the lowest effective dose for the shortest possible time and annually review their need for hormone therapy with their healthcare professionals.
- Combined hormone therapy and estrogen-only therapy should not be used for prevention of diseases such as cardiovascular disease, due to the small but significant increased risk of breast cancer, heart attack, stroke and blood clots.
It is important for every woman to understand the benefits and risks of all of her treatment options. Talk with your healthcare professional about your medical history and your current lifestyle to determine whether hormone therapy is right for you.
For more information on this topic, visit www.acog.org.
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What important information should you know about ANGELIQ® tablets (drospirenone / estradiol) 0.5mg / 1mg?
ANGELIQ contains a different kind of hormone, drsp®, which may increase potassium. Therefore you should not take ANGELIQ if you have kidney, liver, or adrenal disease. Be sure to talk to your doctor about taking ANGELIQ if you regularly take other medications that can increase your potassium levels. These can include: NSAIDs-ibuprofen (Motrin®, Advil®), naproxen (Naprosyn®, Aleve®, and others) when taken long-term and daily for arthritis or other diseases or conditions, potassium-sparing diuretics (spironolactone and others), potassium supplementation, ACE inhibitors (Capoten®, Vasotec®, Zestril®, and others), angiotensin-II receptor antagonists (Cozaar®, Diovan®, Avapro®, and others), and heparin.
Do not use estrogens with or without progestins to prevent heart disease, heart attack or strokes.
Using estrogens with or without progestins may increase your chances of getting heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer and blood clots.
The most commonly reported side effects are irregular vaginal bleeding, breast pain and headaches.
Do not use ANGELIQ if you have had your uterus removed (hysterectomy), have unusual vaginal bleeding, have or have had a stroke or heart attack in the past year, currently have or have had blood clots, liver problems, or are allergic to ANGELIQ or any of its ingredients.
Estrogens with or without progestins should be used at the lowest effective doses and only for as long as menopausal symptoms persist. You and your healthcare provider should talk regularly about whether or not you still require treatment with ANGELIQ.
Motrin is the registered trademark of Johnson & Johnson Company; Advil is the registered trademark of Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, Inc.; Aleve is the registered trademark of Bayer HealthCare LLC; Naprosyn is the registered trademark of Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.; Capoten is the registered trademark of Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Vasotec is the registered trademark of Merck & Company, Inc.; Zestril is the registered trademark of AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical LP; Diovan is the registered trademark of Novartis Corporation; Avapro is the registered trademark of Sanofi-Aventis US, LP; Cozaar is the registered trademark of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.