What is Premphase?
Glossary

This form of HRT ( hormone replacement therapy) works differently than birth control pills (BCPs). BCPs turn off regular ovulation and supply all the estrogen and progesterone a woman needs through the pills. Premphase works to replace or give more estrogen and/or progesterone so that it helps regulate the cycle and thus decrease symptoms of perimenopause. Since perimenopause is characterized by the widely fluctuating hormones ( these changes in the hormones cause the symptoms) HRT can smooth out the rough spots.

Premphase contains .625 milligrams of Premarin and 2.5 milligrams of progesterone ( the progesterone is only in 2 weeks worth of the pills). It's considered cyclic HRT because it tries to resemble our "cycle" by introducing the progesterone for 2 weeks out of the cycle.

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.

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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.

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