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Imithi yokuhlanganisa i-estrogen-androgen iqukethe womabili amahomoni abesifazane (i-estrogen) nama-hormone abesilisa (i-androgen, ngokuvamile i-testosterone). Le mithi isiza ukubuyisela ibhalansi ye-hormonal emzimbeni wakho lapho ukukhiqizwa kwakho kwama-hormone kwemvelo kwehla, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sokuya esikhathini noma izimo ezithile zezokwelapha.
Udkt wakho angase akwelule ukuthi uthathe le therapy yokuhlanganisa uma i-estrogen yodwa inganikezi ukukhululeka okwanele ezimpawini ezinjengokushisa, izinguquko zemizwa, noma ukwehla kwamandla. Ukwengezwa kwe-androgen kungasiza ekubhekaneni nezinkinga ezinjengokuncipha kwesifiso sobulili, ukukhathala, nobuthakathaka bemisipha obuvame ukuqhubeka ngisho nangemithi ye-estrogen.
Le mithi ikakhulukazi iphatha izimpawu eziphakathi nendawo kuya kwezinkulu zokuya esikhathini kwabesifazane abangatholanga ukukhululeka okwanele nge-estrogen-only therapy. Yenzelwe ngqo ukubhekana nezinguquko eziyinkimbinkimbi ze-hormonal ezenzeka lapho ama-ovari akho ekhiqiza i-estrogen ne-testosterone encane.
Ukuhlanganiswa kusiza ngezimpawu eziningana eziyinselele ezingathinta kakhulu izinga lempilo yakho. Ake ngikuhambise ngezimo eziyinhloko le mithi eziphatha zona, ukuze uqonde kangcono ukuthi ingakusiza kanjani.
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukwenzeka ndawonye, yikho ngakho indlela ye-dual-hormone ingasebenza kahle kunezindlela zokwelapha ze-single-hormone. Udkt wakho uzohlola iphethini yakho ethile yezimpawu ukuze anqume ukuthi lokhu kuhlanganiswa kulungile yini kuwe.
Kwezinye izimo, odokotela bangase futhi banikeze le nhlanganisela kwabesifazane abaye bahlinzwa ama-ovari abo noma ngezimo ezingavamile ezithinta ukukhiqizwa kwamahomoni. Nokho, lezi zindlela zokusebenzisa azivamile futhi zidinga ukugadwa ngokucophelela kwezokwelapha.
Lo muthi usebenza ngokufaka esikhundleni samahomoni umzimba wakho ongabe usawakhiqizi ngamanani anele. Cabanga ngakho njengokugcwalisa izikhala ohlelweni lwakho lwemvelo lwamahomoni kunokuluphazamisa ngokuphelele.
Ingxenye ye-estrogen isiza ukulawula izinga lokushisa lomzimba wakho, igcina impilo yezicubu zesitho sangasese sowesifazane, futhi isekela ukuminyana kwamathambo. Iphinde idlale indima ebalulekile ekulawuleni imizwa nempilo yenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi. Okwamanje, ingxenye ye-androgen isekela amandla emisipha, amazinga wamandla, kanye nokusebenza ngokocansi.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengokwelashwa kwamahomoni okuqina okuphakathi nendawo. Kuqine kunezindlela zokwelapha ze-estrogen kuphela kodwa ngokuvamile kusebenzisa imithamo ephansi kunezinto umzimba wakho owazikhiqiza ngokwemvelo phakathi neminyaka yakho yokuzala. Indlela yokuhlanganisa ivumela udokotela wakho ukuthi abhekane nezimpawu eziningi ngomuthi owodwa.
Umuthi ngokuvamile uthatha amasonto amaningana ukukhombisa imiphumela ephelele. Ungase uqaphele ezinye izithuthukiso emasontweni ambalwa okuqala, kodwa izinzuzo eziphelele zivame ukuthuthuka ngaphezulu kwezinyanga ezi-2-3 zokusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo.
Thatha lo muthi ngendlela udokotela wakho akuyala ngayo, ngokuvamile kanye ngosuku ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke. Amafomula amaningi asebenza kahle uma ethathwa nokudla ukunciphisa ukuphazamiseka kwesisu futhi kuthuthukise ukumuncwa.
Ngamaphilisi omlomo, wagwinye wonke ngenkomishi yamanzi egcwele. Ungawachobozi, uwahlafune, noma uwaphule amaphilisi ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekuyala ngqo ukuthi wenze njalo. Ukuthatha umuthi ngesidlo sasekuseni noma sakusihlwa kuvame ukusebenza kahle futhi kukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule umthamo wakho wansuku zonke.
Uma uthola imithi efakwa ngomjovo, umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzoyiphatha ngesikhathi esithile ehhovisi labo. Isheduli yomjovo iyahlukahluka ngokuya ngohlobo oluthile, kusukela emavikini ambalwa kuya ezinyangeni ezimbalwa.
Ukuqina kubalulekile ngemithi yamahomoni. Zama ukuthatha imithi yakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga amahomoni aqhubekayo emzimbeni wakho. Ukusetha i-alamu yansuku zonke noma ukuyixhuma kwenye inqubo yansuku zonke kungakusiza ukuthi ukhumbule.
Ubude bokwelashwa buyahlukahluka kakhulu ngokuya ngezimpawu zakho ngazinye, isimo sempilo, kanye nemigomo yokwelashwa. Abesifazane abaningi basebenzisa lo muthi isikhathi esifushane esidingekayo ukuphatha izimpawu zabo ngempumelelo.
Udkt wakho ngokuvamile uzoqala ngesikhathi sokuhlola sezinyanga ezi-3-6 ukuze ahlulele ukuthi umuthi usebenza kahle kangakanani kuwe. Ngesikhathi lesi, bazoqapha izimpawu zakho, bahlole imiphumela emibi, futhi bangase balungise umthamo wakho njengoba kudingeka.
Abesifazane abaningi bathola ukukhululeka ngaphakathi kwalesi sikhathi sokuqala futhi bangase baqhubeke nokwelashwa iminyaka engu-1-2. Kodwa-ke, abanye besifazane abanezimpawu eziqhubekayo bangase badinge ukwelashwa kwesikhathi eside ngaphansi kokuqashwa kwezokwelapha okucophelelayo.
Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzohlela ukuhlolwa okuvamile njalo emavikini ama-3-6 ukuze ahlulele inqubekela phambili yakho futhi axoxe ngokuthi ngabe uzoqhubeka, ulungise, noma umise imithi. Lokhu kuqokwa kubalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi ukwelashwa kuhlala kuphephile futhi kusebenza ngempumelelo esimweni sakho esithile.
Njengazo zonke izindlela zokwelapha ngamahomoni, lo muthi ungadala imiphumela emibi, yize abesifazane abaningi bewuthatha kahle. Imiphumela eminingi emibi imnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho uzivumela emuthini emasontweni ambalwa okuqala.
Ukuqonda imiphumela engase ibe khona emzimbeni kukusiza ukwazi ukuthi yini ongayilindela nokuthi kufanele uxhumane nini nodokotela wakho. Ake ngichaze imiphumela evame kakhulu ongase uyithole, ngikhumbula ukuthi akubona bonke abantu abazoba nalezi zinkinga.
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivamise ukwehla ngokuhamba kwesikhathi njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela amazinga e-hormone. Kodwa-ke, uma ziqhubeka noma ziba yinkinga, udokotela wakho angavama ukulungisa umthamo wakho noma isikhathi sokusiza ukunciphisa le miphumela.
Abanye besifazane bangase babe nemiphumela emibi ebaluleke kakhulu edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Nakuba lokhu kungavamile, kubalulekile ukukwazi lokhu futhi ufune usizo ngokushesha uma kwenzeka.
Le miphumela emibi ebucayi ayivamile kodwa ingabonisa izinkinga ezidinga ukuhlolwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Unganqikazi ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo noma ufune ukunakekelwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu.
Lo muthi awulungelwe wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile zezempilo zenza kungaphephile ukuwusebenzisa. Udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokunquma lo muthi.
Izimo eziningi zezokwelapha zikhuphula izingozi ezihambisana nokwelashwa ngamahomoni. Uma unesinye salezi zimo, udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha eziphephe kakhulu esimweni sakho esithile.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, izici ezithile zokuphila nezinye izidakamizwa zingathinta ukuthi le mithi ilungele yini wena. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela isithombe sakho esiphelele sempilo lapho enza izinqumo zokwelapha.
Uma ukhulelwe, uhlela ukukhulelwa, noma uncelisa, le mithi ayinconyelwe. Abesifazane ababhemayo, ikakhulukazi labo abaneminyaka engaphezu kwengama-35, babhekana nezingozi ezengeziwe futhi bangase badinge ezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Izinkampani eziningi zemithi zikhiqiza imithi yokuhlanganiswa kwe-estrogen-androgen ngaphansi kwamagama ahlukene omkhiqizo. Imikhiqizo evame ukunqunywa kakhulu ihlanganisa i-Estratest, Covaryx, kanye ne-EEMT (Esterified Estrogens with Methyltestosterone).
Le mithi iqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo kodwa ingase ihluke ekwakhekeni kwayo okuthile, amandla okulinganisa, noma izithako ezingasebenzi. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha umkhiqizo olungela kangcono izidingo zakho nesimo sezokwelapha.
Izinhlobo ze-Generic nazo ziyatholakala futhi ziqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo njengemithi yegama lomkhiqizo. Umuthi wakho wemithi unganikeza ulwazi mayelana nezinketho ze-generic, ezingase zibe ngcono ngentengo ngenkathi zinikeza izinzuzo ezifanayo zokwelapha.
Njalo sebenzisa umkhiqizo othile noma inguqulo ye-generic enqunywe udokotela wakho, njengoba ukushintsha phakathi kwamafomula ahlukene kufanele kwenziwe kuphela ngaphansi kokuqondiswa kwezokwelapha ukuze kuqinisekiswe imiphumela yokwelashwa eqhubekayo.
Uma ukwelashwa okuhlanganisa i-estrogen-androgen kungakulungele, kunezindlela eziningi zokwelapha ezingasiza ekuphatheni izimpawu zokuya esikhathini. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uhlole lezi zinketho ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zakho ezithile kanye nomlando wakho wezempilo.
Ezinye izindlela ezisekelwe kumahomoni zihlanganisa ukwelashwa nge-estrogen kuphela, okusebenza kahle kwabesifazane abaningi abanezimpawu zokuntuleka kwe-estrogen. Ukwelashwa ngamahomoni e-bioidentical kungenye inketho abanye besifazane abayithandayo, nakuba ubufakazi besayensi obuqinile bokuthi bunenzuzo ngaphezu kokwelashwa ngamahomoni okwesintu bunomkhawulo.
Ukwelashwa okungahlobene namahomoni kunikeza ukukhululeka okusebenzayo ezimpawini ngaphandle kwezingozi zamahomoni. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ama-selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) ekuqhumeni okushisayo nezimpawu zemizwa, i-gabapentin ekuqhumeni okushisayo, kanye nezinto ezimanisa ngaphakathi esithweni sangasese somuntu ngoba somile.
Ukuguqulwa kwendlela yokuphila nakho kungahlinzeka ngokuqeda izimpawu ezibalulekile. Ukuzivocavoca njalo, izindlela zokuphatha ingcindezi, izinguquko zokudla, nokulala okwanele konke kungasiza ekuphatheni izimpawu zokuya esikhathini ngokwemvelo kanye noma esikhundleni semithi.
Ukuthi ukuhlanganisa i-estrogen-androgen kungcono kune-estrogen-only therapy kuncike ngokuphelele ezimpawini zakho kanye nezidingo zakho zempilo. Akukho kokukodwa okungcono kunokunye.
Ukuhlanganisa i-estrogen-androgen kungase kusebenze kangcono uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezingasabeli kahle ku-estrogen kuphela, ikakhulukazi ukwehla kwesifiso sobulili, ukukhathala okuqhubekayo, noma izinkinga zemizwa. Ingxenye ye-androgen eyengeziwe ingabhekana nalezi zimpawu ezihlobene ne-testosterone.
Nokho, i-estrogen-only therapy ingase ithandeke uma ubhekene ikakhulukazi nokuqhumuka okushisayo, ukoma kwesitho sangasese somuntu, noma izinkinga zempilo yamathambo. Ngokuvamile inemiphumela emincane futhi ingase iphephe kubantu besifazane abanezimo zempilo ezithile.
Udktela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi ulinganise izinzuzo nezingozi zokukhetha ngakunye ngokuya ngendlela yakho yezimpawu, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nezintandokazi zakho. Ukukhetha okuthi "kungcono" ngaso sonke isikhathi yilokho okunikeza ukukhululeka okuningi kwezimpawu ngengozi encane esimweni sakho.
Abesifazane abanesifo sikashukela bangasebenzisa imithi yokuhlanganisa i-estrogen-androgen ngokuphepha, kodwa idinga ukuqashwa okuseduze. Umuthi ungathinta amazinga kashukela egazini, ngakho udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukulungisa uhlelo lwakho lokuphatha isifo sikashukela uma kudingeka.
Ukuqapha njalo ushukela wegazi kubaluleke kakhulu lapho uqala ukwelashwa ngamahomoni. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuhlolwa okuvame kakhulu ezinyangeni ezimbalwa zokuqala ukuqinisekisa ukuthi isifo sakho sikashukela siqhubeka silawulwa kahle.
Uma ngengozi uthatha okungaphezu komthamo wakho obekiwe, ungesabi. Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha ukuze uthole isiqondiso. Ukuthatha okuningi kakhulu kungandisa ingozi yemiphumela emibi efana nesicanucanu, ubumnene besifuba, noma izinguquko zemizwa.
Ungazami ukuthi "ulungise" ukweqisa ngokweqa umthamo wakho olandelayo ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngqo ngumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Gcina umkhondo walokho okwenzekile nokuthi nini, njengoba lolu lwazi luzosiza udokotela wakho ukuthi anikeze isiqondiso esifanele.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile. Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise eyodwa ephuthelwe.
Uma ukhohlwa njalo imithamo, cabangela ukusetha i-alamu yansuku zonke noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi. Ukuthatha imithi njalo kubalulekile ekugcineni amazinga e-hormone azinzile futhi ekutholeni inzuzo engcono kakhulu yokwelapha emuthini wakho.
Isinqumo sokuyeka ukwelashwa nge-hormone kufanele senziwe ngaso sonke isikhathi ngokubonisana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Odokotela abaningi batusa ukunciphisa kancane kancane umthamo kunokuyeka ngokuphazima kweso ukunciphisa ukubuya kwezimpawu.
Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi unqume isikhathi esifanele sokuyeka ngokusekelwe ekulawuleni izimpawu zakho, impilo yakho yonke, kanye nezintandokazi zakho. Abanye besifazane bayeka ngempumelelo ngemva kweminyaka engu-1-2, kanti abanye bangase badinge ukwelashwa isikhathi eside ukuze balawule izimpawu.
Ukuphuza utshwala ngokulinganisela kuvamile ukwamukeleka ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi, kodwa kungcono ukuxoxa ngemikhuba yakho yokuphuza nodokotela wakho. Utshwala bungase landise imiphumela ethile engemihle futhi bungase lithinte indlela umzimba wakho oqhubula ngayo ama-hormone.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza utshwala, kwenze ngokulinganisela futhi unake indlela okuthinta ngayo izimpawu zakho nokuphila kahle kwakho konke. Abanye besifazane bathola ukuthi utshwala bunqandisa ukushisa okukhulu noma izimpawu zemizwa ngenkathi bethatha ukwelashwa nge-hormone.
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