HRT for Premature and Early Menopause

If your menopause has come early, hormone therapy is not just about symptom relief.

It is widely recommended that you take HRT until around 51 years, the median age of natural menopause, specifically to protect your long term health.

This is one of the most important pieces of information in this entire resource for women navigating this circumstance. More on HRT for premature and early menopause for subscribers.

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Evidence-based menopause information for South African women.

Page last reviewed: 1 March 2026
Next review due: 1 March 2027

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