Hormones – articles and advice
Menopause and HRT
Read features on hormonal health, from thyroid to menopause and beyond. For structured medical detail, see our Patient Information Leaflets on hormones.
Menopause and HRT
Menopause marks the end of menstrual cycles. Learn about symptoms like hot flushes and mood changes, and how hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can help.
- Do herbal remedies for menopause really work?
- How to ease joint pain during the menopause
- Why can the menopause trigger anxiety?
- The truth about HRT
- How to ease your perimenopause symptoms
- How long do the symptoms of menopause last?
- Do you need a menopause check at 40?
- HRT: fact-checking risks and benefits
- How can you prevent osteoporosis during the menopause?
- What are the side-effects of HRT?
- How your periods change during perimenopause
- Why getting outdoors can support you through menopause
- How to support someone during the menopause
- Video: How do you know you're going through the menopause?
- What is abnormal uterine bleeding and when should I worry?
- How to make the menopause a little easier
- What's behind the HRT shortage in the UK?
- What it's like to go through early menopause
- How to have great sex during and after the menopause
- How does race affect menopause care?
- New operation could delay menopause by 20 years
- Testosterone can boost sexual desire after menopause
- How to manage skin problems at menopause
- What is postmenopausal depression?
- Does the menopause cause hair loss?
- The problem with 'bioidentical hormones' for menopause
- What it's like to go through the menopause when you have HIV
- Poor social life linked to bone loss in postmenopausal women
- Can blood tests help to manage menopause and HRT?
- How to alleviate your menopause sleep problems
- Will HRT for menopause soon be free over the counter?
- Should you be worried about postmenopausal bleeding?
- Looking after your health during the menopause
- Your diet and the menopause
- What you need to know about testosterone and menopause
- What's the link between menopause and cholesterol?
- Living with HRT
- What HRT did for me
- What causes menopause dizziness, and how can you manage it?
- What are the signs HRT is not working anymore?
- New insight into breast cancer risk after stopping HRT
- Are you going through the perimenopause?
Other hormone problems
Hormones control everything from growth to metabolism. Discover symptoms of hormone imbalances and how testing and treatment can restore balance.
Thyroid problems
An underactive or overactive thyroid affects energy, weight, and mood. Discover how thyroid conditions are diagnosed and treated to help restore balance.