Ailments and Situations - Menopause (and Related Issues) - Hormones - Hormone Deficiency

As previously mentioned, mainstream medicine regards menopause as an estrogen deficiency disease. While this approach may prove helpful in dealing with some situations of perimenopause and menopause, the underlying assumptions and stereotypes paint a negative picture of menopause.

Hormone Replacement Therapy, discussed below, involves the supplementation of declining estrogen levels with a pharmaceutical or natural source. However, androgen hormones, mentioned below, are able to act as substitutes and may negate the need for hormone replacement.