| What did women do for menopausal symptoms (i.e. hot flashes, etc.) prior to hormonal replacement therapy?

What did women do for menopausal symptoms (i.e. hot flashes, etc.) prior to hormonal replacement therapy?

gaby25 asked:


I am curious about what women may have done (prior to say thirty to forty years ago) because I have such incredible relief from extreme perimenopausal/menopausal symptoms (namely extreme hot flashes and mood changes) with the use of plant based hormones estrogen and progesterone.

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2 Responses to “What did women do for menopausal symptoms (i.e. hot flashes, etc.) prior to hormonal replacement therapy?”

  1. beautyofthesea on June 10th, 2009 10:03 am

    I use a natural hormone estrogen called estradial. I also drink a lot of soy milk. I’ve had no luck with over the conter natural products. I guess a lot depends on if this is a natural menopause, or if it is from a surgical menopause. Sudden menopause from surgery is harder to control.

  2. kansas8099 on June 11th, 2009 4:45 pm

    some find that soy helps…some docs will also suggest black cohosh (both can be found in the vitamin/herbal aisle). There’s also supplements such as estroven that you could try.