Living With Menopause

Menopause doesn’t have to be an unwelcome intrusion into your life. Try these tips to make living with menopause easier:
  • Stay informed by reading and talking with your doctor

  • Regularly follow a well-balanced diet and exercise program

  • Create a support group of kindred spirits who are also going through menopause

  • Consider your treatment options to reduce the symptoms of menopause

  • Talk, talk, talk about it. The more you discuss it with your friends and health care providers, the more you’ll learn.
To keep your health on track beyond menopause, you should also visit your doctor regularly for the following exams:
  • Regular physicals and Pap tests

  • Mammograms every one to two years between age 40 and 50 and yearly thereafter

  • Cholesterol check every three to five years

  • Osteoporosis testing
There’s a lot of confusion out there about menopause. So share your questions and concerns with your doctor to make sure you have accurate information. Your doctor can help you create a customized plan so you sail through this transition.

WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT COMBIPATCH (A COMBINATION OF ESTROGEN AND PROGESTIN HORMONES)?

Do not use estrogens and progestins to prevent heart disease, heart attacks, strokes or dementia (decline in memory and thinking skills). Using estrogens with progestins may increase your chances of getting heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer, and blood clots, and may increase your risk of dementia.

Do not use CombiPatch if you have had your uterus removed (hysterectomy). CombiPatch should not be used if you have unusual vaginal bleeding; currently have or have had certain cancers, including cancer of the breast or uterus; had a stroke or heart attack in the recent past (for example, in the past year); currently have or have had blood clots; currently have or have had liver problems; or think you may be, or know that you are, pregnant.

The most common side effects that may occur with CombiPatch are breast pain, vaginal bleeding, and headache.

CombiPatch is used after menopause to: reduce moderate to severe hot flashes; treat moderate to severe dryness, itching and burning in or around the vagina; and treat certain conditions in which a young woman’s ovaries do not produce enough estrogens naturally. If you use CombiPatch only to treat your dryness, itching and burning in or around the vagina, talk with your health care professional about whether a topical vaginal product would be better for you.

You and your health care professional should talk regularly about whether you still need treatment with CombiPatch and whether you are taking the lowest dose that works for you.

The information contained within this web site is appropriate for U.S. residents only. A visit to this site should not replace a visit to your doctor.

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