Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Explained! | OSCE Talk

This episode gives an overview of Hormone Replacement Therapy or HRT. Its replacement of progesterone/oestrogen levels which fall during the menopause. What symptoms it can help to manage. We give practical advice on options from combined, continous, cyclical, tablet and patch options, to help best counsel patients on what will benefit them the most. We cover contra indications and the risk/benefit decision when starting a patient on HRT. Peter completes this episode with a sample explanation and the key aspects to cover in a Medical School Examination. This episode closely links with the podcast on the menopause! 🎧 Listen & Follow:🎙️ Spotify → ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/01yz38z....🍎 Apple Podcasts → ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast....▶️ YouTube → / @oscetalkpod 📸 Instagram → / oscetalk_ 🎵 TikTok → / oscetalk_ Disclaimer OSCE Talk is an educational resource designed primarily to help healthcare students prepare for clinical examinations. Episodes on the key, exam-relevant and salient points of each topic and are not intended to provide a complete or exhaustive review of clinical management. ​ Content is for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for formal teaching, clinical supervision, local policies or current national guidance. While we aim to keep our content accurate and useful, medical guidance changes over time and episodes may contain omissions or necessary simplifications. ​ Always refer to appropriate guidance when making clinical decisions or caring for patients.