Although it is not typically referred to as herbal hormone replacement therapy, there are plant components that have a hormone like effect on the body. The ones we know the most about are called “phytoestrogens”, which, as the name suggests, have an estrogen-like effect on the body.

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Caused by an overgrowth of Candida albicans, a fungus, yeast infections are the most common of all vaginal infections. They are not sexually transmitted and are often caused by menopause. Of all vaginal infections, yeast is one of the main symptoms of menopause, caused by the fluctuating hormones leading to bacteria in the vagina going out of control.

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