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The overwhelming majority of women are candidates for hormone therapy, and there is no specific age that is too young to start. Your symptoms guide the treatment. Medication can help relieve hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disturbances, mood changes, vaginal dryness and more. Hormone therapy can be safe and effective for most women and has many benefits beyond alleviating symptoms.

Pills, patches, gels, sprays, creams and vaginal inserts are options depending upon your preferences and lifestyle. If hormone therapy is not for you, there are also non-hormone options to explore.

Lifestyle medicine encompasses modifications in physical activity, nutrition, sleep, stress and more. Whether or not you choose hormone therapy, lifestyle medicine offers powerful tools to ease the menopause transition and support long-term health. Research shows that chronic conditions can often be prevented, managed and even reversed through intentional changes in lifestyle.

Dr. Kerner can help you create a personalized action plan with reasonable modifications and regular check ins. She will guide you through defining areas of improvement and suggesting short term and long term goals based on your desires. As you meet your goals, the action plan can evolve to further improve your well-being.

Sexual health is an important part of overall-wellbeing, and can be significantly impacted during this time for a variety of reasons. Many women experience changes in desire, comfort, or confidence. It is often overlooked and is difficult to talk about. This practice provides a safe and supportive space to address your concerns openly. Dr. Kerner can help tease out the source of your symptoms in order to find the right treatment, whether it is medication, management with proven commercially available devices used in the comfort of your own home or pelvic floor physical therapy.