Concerns around hormonal therapy lead most women with bothersome menopausal symptoms to examine the evidence for other ways of managing them. This article will briefly cover the options available from common complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments, although only phytoestrogens (plant sources of weak oestrogen) may address many menopausal symptoms. Bioidentical hormones aren’t discussed here as they should be considered as sex steroid replacement with their own risks and benefits for health.

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