更年期 and 乳腺癌
Breast cancer treatment often causes women to enter 更年期 过早. 停止激素替代治疗或接受化疗或激素治疗引起的激素水平变化和雌激素消耗会引发通常与更年期相关的副作用.
虽然每个女人对治疗的反应都是不同的,但某些副作用是常见的. 我们希望这些信息将为您提供有用的提示,以帮助您管理您可能正在经历的任何副作用.
Before implementing these management strategies, 请与您的十大赌博平台排行榜或护士讨论您的具体症状,并提出您可能有的任何问题. If you are seeing a complementary or alternative medicine practitioner, 请让我们知道您正在使用什么,以便我们将信息纳入您的护理计划.
潮热
潮热 are probably the most common side effect of 更年期. 诱因包括辛辣食物、咖啡因、酒精、紧身衣服、高温和压力. Try to avoid these things as best you can if your hot flashes are bothersome.
食物, like soy products (soymilk, 豆腐, 大豆)和亚麻籽(无论是磨碎的还是油状的)已被证明可以减少一些女性的潮热. Experiment with these in your diet if possible. 我们有关于豆制品的有用的书面材料,以及如何将它们纳入你的饮食.
潮热往往在晚上更严重,但一些简单的事情可以让你更舒服:
- Wear cotton pajamas and sleep with a fan on in a cool room
- Use cotton flannel or "T-shirt" sheets to absorb moisture
- 把换洗的床单和睡衣放在床边,这样在它们被汗水弄湿的时候你就可以很快地换掉
- Take a warm bath or shower before bed
松弛反应, which includes deep abdominal breathing, has been shown to have many beneficial health effects, including minimizing hot flashes. 它将帮助你保持冷静,并可能避免或减轻潮热的严重程度. 试着慢慢来, 慢, 深呼吸, seven to eight breaths per minute if possible, when you feel a hot flash coming on. Continue to do so for 15 minutes.
Daily exercise may also reduce hot flashes. Aerobic exercise for at least 20 to 30 minutes a day, at least 每周三次 is our recommendation. Aerobic exercise includes walking, 运行, 游泳, 骑自行车或任何其他运动,保持你的心率提高一段时间.
我们有一份描述有氧运动的信息表,对你会有帮助. If you do 不 have a regular exercise program already, 请咨询你的十大赌博平台排行榜或护士,看看哪种运动最适合你.
There are prescription medications that provide a benefit to some women. A current example is venlafaxine (Effexor). This medication is an antidepressant and in low doses, also can decrease the frequency and severity of hot flashes.
睡眠障碍
潮热 can interrupt a healthy night sleep, and 失眠 是很常见的. Some tips to help you avoid 失眠 include:
- Only go to bed when you are tired.
- 只在床上睡觉. Do 不 read, eat or watch television.
- Get up at the same time every day despite 不 having had a good night's sleep.
- If you can不 fall asleep, do 不 stay in bed longer than 15 minutes, 而是站起来, go into a不her room and only go back to bed when you are tired.
- 如果可能的话,尽量避免服用安眠药,但如果有必要,一定要按照说明去做.
- 避免含咖啡因的食物,如咖啡、可乐和巧克力,尤其是在晚上.
- Avoid nicotine and alcohol especially at nighttime.
- Regular exercise is helpful.
性的困难
缺乏雌激素和睾丸激素会导致许多副作用,干扰性欲和性功能. 性欲(或性欲)下降很常见,许多作者认为这可能与雌激素和睾丸激素水平下降有关.
Vaginal dryness often causes discomfort and irritation, vaginal discharge or infection and pain during sexual intercourse. Try using a non-prescription, 水基阴道润滑剂,如Astroglide或K-Y Jelly,以减轻性交时的疼痛. Oil-based lubricants like Vaseline are 不 推荐. 非处方药中含有气味、酒精或其他添加剂的产品也应避免使用. Replens is a vaginal moisturizer that can help with dryness as well.
如果您对如何使用这些产品有疑问,请咨询您的十大赌博平台排行榜或护士. 你可能想和你的十大赌博平台排行榜讨论需要处方的产品——例如含有低剂量睾丸激素或极低剂量雌激素产品的局部软膏.
我们有一份关于“性与癌症”的信息表,这是一个很好的资源. 小册子“性与癌症:给患有癌症的妇女和她的伴侣”," by the American Cancer Society, is an excellent source of information as well.
Anxiety and mood changes
Exercise, again, will help to stabilize your mood changes and reduce anxiety. If you have difficulty doing 20 to 30 minutes of aerobic exercise, 每周三次, 然后从你感到舒服的开始,当你准备好了,试着增加你的锻炼计划.
通过使用深腹式呼吸来唤起放松反应也会帮助你放松, reduce anxiety and stabilize mood changes.
Talking with a professional also is 推荐.
内存问题
Difficulty with memory 是很常见的 in mid-life, but especially during 更年期. 帮助您弥补您可能遇到的任何记忆挑战的工具包括:
- 制定待办事项清单
- Keeping a detailed calendar
- Having designated places for important things like keys, wallets and glasses
- 在你的门上留下一个提醒,检查炉子和其他电器,确保它们已经关闭
- Maintaining good nutrition and hydration
- Keeping your brain active by reading and conversing with others
预防骨质疏松症
骨质疏松症 is a risk for all women as they age. 然而, women with breast cancer must be especially cautious, 因为大多数十大赌博平台排行榜建议他们避免服用额外的有助于预防骨质疏松症的激素.
Certain drugs like alendronate (Fosamax), calcitonin and raloxifene (Evista) can help increase calcium levels. 这些药物可能适合你,但应该和你的十大赌博平台排行榜讨论. 最后, 保持健康的饮食和定期锻炼有助于预防骨折和保持骨骼强度.
加州大学旧金山分校健康 medical specialists have reviewed this information. 它仅用于教育目的,并不打算取代您的十大赌博平台排行榜或其他医疗保健提供者的建议. 我们鼓励您与您的供应商讨论您可能遇到的任何问题或疑虑.