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Menopause and My mother
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
Menopause and My mother
by Christina, Jul 05, 2001 12:00AM
My mother is experiencing a number of symptoms which I truly feel are directly related to menopause. Symptoms include vaginal itching, depression, irregularity of her menstrual cycle, inability to sleep and extreme eratic behavior. She feels that hormone replacement therapy can't be an option due to her excessive smoking. My question to you would be, can she use hormone replacement therapy as a solution to her problem or would the use of cigarrettes prohibit her being a candidate for that therepy. The vaginal itching above all is a problem for her and also her inability to sleep is also a chronic problem. She is also seeing a therapist for her extreme depression. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Christina
Christina
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Jul 05, 2001 12:00AM
, Jul 05, 2001 12:00AM
I am not a gynecologist, but I have never heard of smoking being a contra-indication for hormone replacement therapy, which defintely is something to seriously consider.
Member Comments (1)
by Bea, Jul 17, 2001 12:00AM
Hi Cristina, I am a heavy smoker and have been in hormone for hormone replachement therap for five years withoug any signs of side efeects.
