I am now prescribing hormone replacement therapy for those women who are menopausal, have hot flashes, and do not have any conraindications to hormones (such as cigarette smoking, a first-degree relative with breast cancer or ovarian cancer, and a tendency to form blood clots).

The risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy are detailed nicely in the link below.

Recently it was proven that Neurontin (gabapentin) treats hot flashes equally as effectively as estrogen.

For those who are interested in Bioequivalent Hormones, I will be prescribing these in the near future. Just ask me about it the next time you see me.