Do women still have estrogen after menopause?

Nowadays, as many women are getting older, some women do not pay much attention to taking care of their bodies and do not experience menopause prematurely. Therefore, many women will worry about the maintenance of estrogen in their bodies after menopause. Because many women have learned online that menopause will seriously disrupt the secretion of estrogen, then do women still have estrogen after menopause? Let me give you a scientific explanation below!

Hormone replacement therapy began to emerge in the 1960s. It is not only used for women with menopausal syndrome, but is currently more widely used in asymptomatic postmenopausal women. This is because: ①Prevent cardiovascular disease and reduce mortality. Estrogen can prevent blood lipid disorders and reduce the occurrence of coronary heart disease. In addition, estrogen has a direct dilating effect on the myocardium and blood vessels. ②Prevent osteoporosis and fractures. Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease that seriously threatens the health of postmenopausal women. 25% to 40% of postmenopausal women experience spontaneous fractures. Many in vivo and in vitro experiments have shown that a decrease in estrogen can lead to bone loss. Early and long-term use of estrogen replacement therapy can effectively prevent bone loss and reduce the occurrence of osteoporosis and fractures.

However, the blind use of estrogen also has certain risks, the main risk is an increased incidence of endometrial cancer and breast cancer. Therefore, you should seek the advice of your doctor when using it. Follow the following principles: ① Combined use of estrogen and progesterone can reduce the incidence of endometrial cancer and breast cancer. ②Regular follow-up. For patients who use estrogen without progestin as an antagonist, regular B-ultrasound examinations should be performed to understand the thickness of the endometrium. If the thickness is greater than 5 mm, progestin must be added for 12 days each month; if the endometrial thickness growth rate is greater than 0.2 mm/week, an endometrial biopsy should be performed. For those who use estrogen for a long time, breasts should also be monitored, with routine breast examinations and X-rays once a year. In addition, it should be prohibited for people who have recently had myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack, acute hepatitis, or thrombotic disease.

Through the above simple explanations, I believe everyone should have a more scientific and comprehensive understanding of the question of whether there is still estrogen after menopause! In addition, I would like to explain again that menopause should be regarded as a normal physiological phenomenon for every woman, but after menopause we cannot ignore the health care of the body. We should learn more about health care knowledge in our daily life so that we can achieve the goal of prolonging life.