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I-Estrogen kanye ne-progestin combination hormone therapy iyindlela yokwelapha ethatha indawo yamahomoni umzimba wakho owenza ngaphansi kwawo ngesikhathi sokuya esikhathini. Lokhu kwelashwa kuhlanganisa amahomoni amabili abesifazane - i-estrogen kanye ne-progestin - ngesimo samaphilisi ukusiza ukuphatha izimpawu zokuya esikhathini ezingakhululekile njengokushisa okukhulu kanye nokujuluka ebusuku.
Abesifazane abaningi bathola ukuthi lokhu kwelashwa kuyasiza uma izimpawu zokuya esikhathini zithinta kakhulu impilo yabo yansuku zonke. Indlela yokuhlanganisa yenzelwe ngqo abesifazane abasenenkaba yabo, njengoba i-progestin isiza ukuvikela ezingozini ezithile zempilo ezingadalwa yi-estrogen yodwa.
Lokhu kwelashwa ngamahomoni kuhlanganisa izinhlobo ezimbili zamahomoni abesifazane ama-ovari akho akhiqiza ngaphansi kwawo ngokwemvelo ngesikhathi sokuya esikhathini. I-Estrogen isiza ukuphatha izimpawu eziningi zokuya esikhathini, kuyilapho i-progestin (uhlobo olwenziwe nge-progesterone) ivikela umugqa wakho wesisu ekukhuleni ngokweqile.
Ukuhlanganiswa kubalulekile uma usenenkaba yakho. Ukuthatha i-estrogen yodwa kungabangela ukuthi umugqa wesisu sakho ujiyeke kakhulu, okwandisa ingozi yakho yokuthuthukisa umdlavuza wesisu. Ukwengeza i-progestin kuvimbela lokhu kujiya futhi kugcina umugqa wakho wesisu unempilo.
Ngokuvamile uzothatha le mithi ngamaphilisi, nakuba isimiso esiqondile sincike ohlotsheni oluthile udokotela wakho alubhala. Ezinye izindlela zokwakheka zithathwa nsuku zonke, kanti ezinye zilandela iphethini ye-cyclical elingisa umjikelezo wakho wamahomoni wemvelo.
Abesifazane abaningi abazizwa amahomoni ngokwawo esebenza usuku nosuku. Esikhundleni salokho, cishe uzoqaphela ukuthuthuka kancane kancane ezimpawini zakho zokuya esikhathini emasontweni amaningana kuya ezinyangeni zokwelashwa.
Ngezinyanga zakho zokuqala, ungase uhlangabezane nemiphumela emincane njengoba umzimba wakho uzijwayeza. Lokhu kungabandakanya ukuba buhlungu kwamabele, isicanucanu esincane, noma izinguquko emoyeni wakho. Lezi zimpawu zokuzijwayeza zivame ukushabalala njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela amazinga e-hormone.
Ungase futhi uqaphele izinguquko endleleni yakho yokuya esikhathini. Abanye besifazane bahlangabezana nezikhathi ezilula, ezivamile, kanti abanye bangase babe nokubona okungajwayelekile. Lokhu kuvamile futhi kuvame ukuzinza ngendlela ebonakalayo ngemva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa zokwelashwa.
Isizathu esiyinhloko sokuthi kungani abesifazane bedinga lokhu kwelashwa yi-menopause, eyenzeka ngokwemvelo njengoba ama-ovari akho ayeka kancane kancane ukukhiqiza i-estrogen ne-progesterone. Lokhu kwehliswa kwe-hormonal kuvame ukuqala ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yakho yama-40 noma ekuqaleni kweminyaka yama-50 futhi kubangela izimpawu ezihlukahlukene ezingakhululeki.
Izici eziningana zingenza ukwelashwa ngama-hormone kudingeke, futhi ukuqonda lezi kungakusiza ukuthi wenze izinqumo ezinolwazi mayelana nokwelashwa kwakho:
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela ukuthi lezi zimpawu zikuthinta kanjani impilo yakho lapho enquma ukuthi ukwelashwa ngama-hormone kulungile yini kuwe. Umgomo uwukukusiza ukuthi uzizwe ukhululekile futhi ugcine izinga lakho lempilo ngalesi sikhathi sokuguquka kwemvelo.
Le nkqubo yokwelapha ngamachiza e-hormone ikakhulu iphatha iimpawu ze-menopause, kodwa oogqirha bayayichaza nangezinye iimeko ezithile zonyango. Unyango lujongana neengxaki zempilo eziqhelekileyo nezingaqhelekanga ezinxulumene nokwehla kwamanqanaba e-hormone.
Nanga amanye amatyala aphambili unyango olunganceda ukuwalawula:
Ngokuqhelekileyo, oogqirha banokuchaza olu nyango kubafazi abaneemeko ezithile zemfuza ezichaphazela imveliso ye-hormone okanye abo baye bangena kunyango lomhlaza olonakalise ii-ovari zabo. Umboneleli wakho wezempilo uza kuvavanya ngononophelo imeko yakho ethile ukumisela ukuba olu nyango lufanelekile na kwiimfuno zakho.
Ewe, iimpawu ze-menopause zihlala zincipha zodwa ngokuhamba kwexesha njengoko umzimba wakho ulungelelanisa amanqanaba e-hormone aphantsi. Kubafazi abaninzi, iimpawu ezinzulu kakhulu njenge-hot flashes kunye nokubila ebusuku kancinci kancinci kancinci emva kweminyaka emi-2-5 emva kokuba i-menopause iqala.
Nangona kunjalo, umgca wexesha uyahluka kakhulu kumntu nomntu. Abanye abafazi bafumana iimpawu ezilula ezisombululwa ngaphakathi konyaka, ngelixa abanye banokuba neempawu eziphakathi ukuya kwezinzulu eziqhubeka iminyaka emininzi. Ubunzima kunye nobude buxhomekeke kwiifactor ezifana ne-genetics yakho, impilo iyonke, kunye nokuba amanqanaba akho e-hormone atshintshe ngokukhawuleza kangakanani.
Ezinye izimpawu zingase zithuthuke ngokwemvelo, kanti ezinye zingase ziqhubeke isikhathi eside. Ukushisa okukhulu ebusuku nokujuluka ebusuku kuvame ukuncipha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kodwa ukomisa kwesitho sangasese sowesifazane nokulahlekelwa kwamathambo kuvame ukuba kubi ngaphandle kokwelashwa. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi ulinganise izinzuzo zokulinda ngokumelene nokuqala ukwelashwa ngokuya ngezimpawu zakho ezithile kanye nemigomo yezempilo.
Abesifazane abaningi bathola ukukhululeka ezimpawini zokuya esikhathini ngezindlela zemvelo kanye nezinguquko zokuphila. Lawa maqhinga angasiza ikakhulukazi ezimpawini ezilula kuya kweziphakathi noma angagcwalisa ukwelashwa ngamahomoni ezimweni ezinzima kakhulu.
Nansi izindlela ezithambile, eziphumelelayo ongazama ekhaya ukuze ukhulule izimpawu zakho:
Lezi zindlela zisebenza kahle uma zihlanganiswe ngokuqhubekayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Abesifazane abaningi bathola ukuthi inhlanganisela yamasu amaningana inikeza ukukhululeka okungcono kunokuncika endleleni eyodwa nje. Uma imithi yasekhaya inganikezi ukukhululeka okwanele ngemva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa, kungase kube isikhathi sokuxoxa ngezinye izinketho zokwelashwa nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Uma izimpawu zokuya esikhathini zithinta kakhulu impilo yakho yansuku zonke, udokotela wakho unezinketho eziningana zokwelashwa ngemithi ezitholakalayo. Ukwelashwa ngamahomoni kuvame ukuba ukwelashwa okuphumelela kakhulu, kodwa eminye imithi nayo inganikeza impumuzo ngokuya ngezidingo zakho ezithile nomlando wezempilo.
Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo angase ancome lezi zindlela zokwelapha:
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izimpawu zakho, umlando wezokwelapha, nezintandokazi zakho siqu lapho ekhetha indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu. Bazophinde baxoxe ngezinzuzo nezingozi zenketho ngayinye ukukusiza ukuthi wenze isinqumo esinolwazi. Ukuqokwa okulandelayo njalo kuvumela ithimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuthi lilungise ukwelashwa kwakho njengoba kudingeka ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi uthola impumuzo engcono kakhulu.
Kufanele uhlele ukuqokwa nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo lapho izimpawu zokuya esikhathini ziqala ukuphazamisa impilo yakho yansuku zonke, umsebenzi, noma ubudlelwano. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu uma uhlangabezana nama-hot flashes aqinile, ukuphazamiseka kokulala, noma izinguquko zemizwa ezithinta inhlalakahle yakho.
Cabangela ukufinyelela kudokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimo:
Ngaphezu kwalokho, funa ukwelashwa ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nokuphuma kwegazi okukhulu, ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu, noma yiziphi izimpawu ezizizwa zikhathaza noma zingajwayelekile. Udokotela wakho angahlola izimpawu zakho, axoxe ngezinketho zokwelapha, futhi akusize ukuthi udale uhlelo oluthuthukisa izinga lempilo yakho ngalesi sikhathi sokuguquka.
Izici eziningana zingakhuphula amathuba akho okuba nezimpawu ezinzima zokuya esikhathini ezingase zidinge ukwelashwa ngamahomoni. Ukuqonda lezi zici eziyingozi kungakusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuthi nenze izinqumo ezinolwazi mayelana nezinketho zakho zokwelapha.
Lezi zici zingakwenza ukuthi udinge ukwelashwa ngamahomoni:
Ukuba nalezi zici eziyingozi akusho ukuthi ngokuqinisekile uzodinga ukwelashwa ngamahomoni, kodwa kusikisela ukuthi kufanele unake izimpawu zakho futhi uhlale uxhumana njalo nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Ukuphazamisa ngokushesha kuvame ukuvimbela izimpawu ukuthi zingabi zimbi futhi zithinte kakhulu izinga lakho lempilo.
Njengayo yonke imithi, ukwelashwa ngamahomoni kungaba nemiphumela emibi kanye nezinkinga ezingaba khona. Ngenkathi abesifazane abaningi bekubekezelela kahle, kubalulekile ukuqonda kokubili izingozi ezivamile nezingavamile ukuze ukwazi ukwenza izinqumo ezinolwazi mayelana nokwelashwa kwakho.
Nansi imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole:
Izinkinga ezingathi sína kodwa ezingavamile zingabandakanya:
Udokotela wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela izici zakho eziyingozi ngaphambi kokunquma ukwelashwa ngamahomoni futhi uzokuqapha njalo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Bazophinde baxoxe ngezindlela zokunciphisa lezi zingozi, njengokusebenzisa umthamo ophumelelayo ophansi isikhathi esifushane esidingekayo ukuze kulawulwe izimpawu zakho.
Ukwelashwa ngamahomoni kungaba usizo ezimweni ezithile zempilo ngenkathi kungase kube yinkinga kwezinye. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ophelele ngaphambi kokuncoma lokhu kwelashwa ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi kuphephile futhi kufanele isimo sakho esithile.
Izimo lapho ukwelashwa ngamahomoni kungaba usizo zihlanganisa:
Kodwa-ke, ukwelashwa ngamahomoni kungase kungafaneleki uma unezimo ezithile zempilo:
Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzoqondanisa izinzuzo ezingaba khona nezingozi ngokuya ngephrofayili yakho yezempilo. Bangase futhi baphakamise ezinye izindlela zokwelapha noma izinguquko zokwenza ukwelashwa ngamahomoni kuphephe ngaphezulu esimweni sakho esithile.
Eminye imiphumela emibi yokwelashwa ngamahomoni ingalingisa izimpawu zezinye izimo zempilo, yingakho kubalulekile ukuxhumana ngokukhululeka nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo mayelana nanoma yiziphi izinguquko ozenzayo. Ukuqonda lokhu kungqubuzana okungenzeka kungakusiza ukuthi uthole ukunakekelwa okufanele.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile engase ididaniswe nezinye izimo zihlanganisa:
Isikhathi sokwenzeka kwalezi zimpawu sivame ukuba yisihluthulelo - ngokuvamile ziqala noma ziba zimbi ngemva nje kokuqala ukwelashwa ngamahomoni. Ukugcina idayari yezimpawu kungakusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuthi nibone amaphethini futhi nithole ukuthi ngabe izimpawu zakho zihlobene yini nemithi noma zingase zikhombe enye inkinga yezempilo edinga ukunakekelwa.
Abesifazane abaningi baqala ukuqaphela ukuthuthuka okuthile ezimpawini zabo phakathi kwamasonto angu-2-4 ngemva kokuqala ukwelashwa ngamahomoni. Nokho, kungathatha izinyanga ezi-3 ukuzwa izinzuzo ezigcwele zokwelashwa. Ukushisa okukhulu ebusuku nemini kuvame ukuthuthuka kuqala, kuyilapho ezinye izimpawu ezinjengoshintsho lwemizwa nokoma kwesitho sangasese sowesifazane kungase kuthathe isikhathi eside ukuthi zixazululwe.
Udokotela wakho angase alungise umthamo wakho ezinyangeni ezimbalwa zokuqala ukuze athole ibhalansi efanele yomzimba wakho. Kubalulekile ukuba nesineke ngalesi sikhathi sokulungisa futhi uxhumane nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngendlela ozizwa ngayo.
Ngokuvamile akunconywa ukuyeka ukwelashwa ngamahomoni ngokushesha, njengoba lokhu kungabangela ukuthi izimpawu zakho zokuya esikhathini zibuye ngokushesha futhi mhlawumbe zibe nzima kakhulu. Odokotela abaningi batusa ukunciphisa kancane umthamo ezinyangeni eziningana ukuze umzimba wakho ukwazi ukuzivumelanisa.
Uma ucabanga ukuyeka ukwelashwa ngamahomoni, xoxa ngalokhu nodokotela wakho kuqala. Bangakusiza ukuthi wakhe isimiso esiphephile sokunciphisa umthamo futhi baphakamise ezinye izindlela zokulawula noma yiziphi izimpawu ezibuyayo.
Ukwelashwa ngamahomoni ngokwako ngokuvamile akubangeli ukukhuluphala okukhulu. Kodwa-ke, abanye besifazane bangase babe nokuvuvukala okuncane noma ukugcinwa kwamanzi, ikakhulukazi ezinyangeni zokuqala zokwelashwa. Noma yiziphi izinguquko zesibalo somzimba ngokuvamile zincane futhi zesikhashana.
Ukukhuluphala ngesikhathi sokuya esikhathini kuvame kakhulu ukuhlobana nezinguquko ezihlobene nobudala ekusebenzeni komzimba, ukwehla komsebenzi womzimba, kanye nokushintshashintsha kwama-hormone emvelo kunokwelashwa ngamahomoni ngokwako. Ukugcina ukudla okunempilo nokuzivocavoca njalo kungasiza ekuphatheni isisindo ngalesi sikhathi.
Ubude bokwelashwa ngamahomoni buxhomeke esimweni sakho somuntu ngamunye kanye nemigomo yezempilo. Imihlahlandlela yezokwelapha yamanje iphakamisa ukusebenzisa umthamo ophansi osebenzayo isikhathi esifushane esidingekayo ukuze kulawulwe izimpawu zakho. Abesifazane abaningi basebenzisa ukwelashwa ngamahomoni iminyaka engu-3-5, nakuba abanye bengase bakudinga isikhathi eside.
Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ukwelashwa kwakho njalo, ngokuvamile njalo emavikini angu-6-12, ukuze ahlulele ukuthi usakudinga yini ukwelashwa ngamahomoni nokuthi aqaphele noma yimaphi imiphumela emibi. Isinqumo sokuqhubeka noma ukuyeka ukwelashwa kufanele senziwe ngaso sonke isikhathi kanye nodokotela wakho.
Yebo, ziningi izindlela zemvelo ezingasiza ekuphatheni izimpawu zokuya esikhathini. Lokhu kuhlanganisa izinguquko zokuphila njengokuzivocavoca njalo, izindlela zokunciphisa ukucindezeleka, izinguquko ekudleni, kanye nezithasiselo zemithi yezitshalo njenge-black cohosh noma i-red clover. Kodwa-ke, ukusebenza kwalezi zindlela kuyahluka kumuntu nomuntu.
Noma izindlela zemvelo zingasiza, zingase zingahlinzeki ngokuqeda izimpawu ezinzima. Kubalulekile ukuxoxa nganoma yimaphi amakhambi emvelo nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo, njengoba amanye engase asebenzisane neminye imithi noma angase angafaneleki esimweni sakho sempilo esithile.
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