Cancer Australia

Few studies have looked at how menopausal symptoms can be treated after ovarian cancer.For some women, menopausal symptoms can be severe and can have a significant impact on their lifestyle. A woman’s decision about whether to use a treatment for menopausal symptoms will depend on the severity of her symptoms and the potential effect of treatment on the risk of ovarian cancer coming back.

This section provides an overview of the common medical treatments used in managing menopausal symptoms, and discusses what is known about their use in women after ovarian cancer.

Find out more about:

 

• Hormonal treatments for menopausal symptoms
• Non-hormonal treatments for menopausal symptoms
• Complementary and ‘herbal’ therapies for menopausal symptoms
• Bioidentical hormones