Menopause management best practice
Do you have a plan in place to manage your menopause as you move from one stage to the next – from perimenopause, through menopause, to post-menopause?
Menopause management starts with understanding. If women are empowered with knowledge about their menopause journey, they will more readily understand when they need to seek treatment or lifestyle interventions.
Healthy living practices, such as eating well, eating healthily, stress management, and getting regular exercise works for some women with mild menopause symptoms. But since every woman is different, some who experience a drop in their quality of life during menopause, should seek treatment, as there is a range of management options available for all the different symptoms.
- Healthy living: healthy eating; exercise; mindfulness practices; meditation.
- Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) – formerly called Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
- Pharmaceutical treatments for symptoms such as vaginal dryness, aching joints, and so on.
- Complementary therapies.
- Therapy: counseling can assist women going through menopause.
Since each woman is unique in their experience of their menopause journey, there is no single plan that fits all. The key to managing menopause is to understand the different stages and symptoms that can occur, so you can create your own menopause management plan with the help of your GP or health care practitioner.
Every woman needs to be empowered to seek help when she needs it; and to receive the help she needs, timeously.
