Feeling the symptoms of menopause? You are not alone. But you are unique.
While menopause affects every woman at some point, no two experiences are exactly the same.
Menopause occurs naturally when your ovaries stop producing estrogen and progesterone. It can also occur when a woman has her ovaries surgically removed.
Hot Flashes & Night Sweats
Hot flashes are sudden, brief feelings of warmth, which are strongest over the face, neck, and chest. You may have an increase in your heart rate and sudden perspiration. Your face may turn red, as if you’re blushing. Night sweats are hot flashes that occur at night. You may wake up drenched in sweat and have to change your nightclothes, or even your sheets.
Why Hot Flashes Occur
As your body makes less estrogen, your endocrine glands release higher amounts of other hormones that affect your brain’s thermostat. This causes your body temperature to move up and down.
You’re Not Alone
About 75% of women experience hot flashes.1 Hot flashes and night sweats can happen anywhere from a few times a week to many times a day, and can last from six months to several years. You don’t have to suffer with them. Talk to your doctor to learn whether an estrogen therapy such as Divigel® could help relieve your symptoms. For more helpful tips on getting the most out of Divigel® and saving, sign up here.
Hysterectomy
All women go through menopause eventually. But some of us get a head start after undergoing a hysterectomy. Hysterectomy is surgical removal of all or parts of the uterus. This may also include oophorectomy, surgical removal of the ovaries. When the ovaries are removed you may begin to experience hot flashes and night sweats. If so, ask your doctor if an estrogen therapy such as Divigel® may help. Your doctor will be able to help you decide if it’s the right choice for you.
If you are experiencing hot flashes or night sweats, ask your doctor if Divigel® is right for you.
Read on to get the facts.
Estrogen Alone
- Increases your chance of getting cancer of the uterus (womb) if not used with progestin2
- Do not use to prevent heart disease, heart attacks, strokes, or dementia (decline of brain function)2
- May increase your chances of getting strokes or blood clots2
- May increase your chance of getting dementia, based on a study of women 65 years of age or older2
Estrogen with Progestin
- Do not use to prevent heart disease, heart attacks, strokes, or dementia2
- May increase your chances of getting heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer, or blood clots2
- May increase your chance of getting dementia, based on a study of women 65 years of age or older2
REFERENCES
1. The North American Menopause Society. The Menopause Guidebook. 8th ed. Mayfield Heights, OH: The North American Menopause Society; 2015.
2. Divigel® [package insert]. Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC; 2019.
3. Use of compounded hormone therapy in the United States: report of The North American Menopause Society Survey. Menopause, Vol. 22, No. 12, 2015.
4. Data on file, Osmotica Pharmaceuticals, 2019.