Coping with early menopause after radical hysterectomy and radiotherapy

My wife underwent a radical hysterectomy due to cervical cancer, with the left ovary repositioned higher on the left muscle in line with the belly button to protect it from the radiation therapy she underwent, which was delayed and finished exactly 6 months ago.

A month after the radiation, she started experiencing signs of early menopause, especially insomnia and waking up every half hour, which persist and have become increasingly severe. It's impossible for her to function properly and return to normal life, to concentrate on work and study.

Unfortunately, her doctor is unsure if the cancer she had was estrogen-dependent, but hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is not permitted.

After researching online, I found out that there are some herbal supplements that can alleviate these symptoms.

Has anyone else experienced this, and how did they manage to solve it?

Are herbal supplements containing extracts of chaste tree, wild yam, hops, black cohosh, angelica, and ginseng, or those based on red clover, sage, hops, valerian, or lemon balm allowed and recommended?

If anyone has used any of these herbal supplements or any other, which one did they use?

Thank you.

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  • Shy 

    sorry to hear about your wife , I had breast cancer last year and it was hormone related so can’t take hrt , I was advised not to take any herbal supplements that resemble hrt tgis is not good and strictly can’t take them have to go cold turkey it’s horrendous but safer as I was told if I take these I could have a reoccurrence 

    I would speak to the GP there are lots of other things other than hrt that can help your wife along 

    good luck to you and your side 

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  • Shy 

    sorry to hear about your wife , I had breast cancer last year and it was hormone related so can’t take hrt , I was advised not to take any herbal supplements that resemble hrt tgis is not good and strictly can’t take them have to go cold turkey it’s horrendous but safer as I was told if I take these I could have a reoccurrence 

    I would speak to the GP there are lots of other things other than hrt that can help your wife along 

    good luck to you and your side 

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