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f the systematic use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) seems more topical in the aftermath of menopause, the self is not without risk neither. Some plants such as soybeans, are sometimes dangerous. Menopause is not a disease, of course. This new stage of your life is accompanied by a real physiological changes, which contributes to osteoporosis symptoms.
What is it? From an imbalance in the renewal of your bone cells, which are deteriorating more than they regenerate. Silencieusement without any pain or other signs predictive, your bones become more porous, more fragile and therefore more brittle.
"Wrists broken vertebrae of settlement are common," warns Dr. Marie-Aline Limouzin-Lamothe, a gynecologist in Paris. Just as fractures hip in the elderly. Other fractures are more unexpected, such as those of the ankle or the collarbone. But they are very evocative. "
What has weapons there to fight against these diseases ? Recently, several studies have cautioned against the widespread use of HRT, previously recognized as the best preventive osteoporosis treatments that accompany this period of life.
At the outset, thousands of women in France have decided to stop their osteoporosis treatment.
Some have refused to take any other treatment, others have turned to alternative osteoporosis drugs. "A self should now channel, while 60% to 70% of women have used medicinal plants after they stop their HRT," complains Dr. Serge Rafal, a general practitioner in Paris.
"A diet rich in fruits and vegetables is very important. But soy for example, whose virtues are often vantées against hot flushes, also has a deleterious action on the breast. Abuse is potentially dangerous. Hence l 'Interest to talk to his doctor. Its role is crucial for not doing anything. "
