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Missoula physician demystifies menopause, urges individualized decisions on hormone use
Summary
Dr. Anne Murphy told a Missoula women's health audience that perimenopause is often the most symptomatic period, hormone therapy decisions should be individualized and re-evaluated yearly, and that the Women's Health Initiative remains the key long-term study guiding risk assessments for estrogen therapy.
Dr. Anne Murphy, a physician speaking at a Missoula women's health event, told attendees that the most disruptive symptoms occur during perimenopause and urged women and clinicians to tailor treatment to symptoms, personal and family history, and stage of transition.
Murphy said perimenopause commonly lasts three to seven years before the last period, and that the average onset of perimenopausal symptoms is about age 47 but the normal range runs roughly 40 to 55. "With a little common sense and guidance, you really aren't gonna do this wrong," she told the audience.
Why this matters: confusion about menopause treatments has risen after decades of shifting advice about hormone replacement. Murphy cited the Women's Health…
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