Dr. Ho Choon Moy

Dr Ho Choon Moy presented a research about the Hormon Replacement Therapy Landscape amongst women in APAC. This study in Malaysia, showed that close to 3 out of 5 of the women aged 45-60 were symptomatic i.e. they had experienced at least one of the 3 key symptoms (hot flushes, excessive sweating, dry vagina) in the past 6 months. Approximately 1 out of 2 who experienced excessive/night sweating was inclined to ignore the problem. Only about a third of the women who experienced menopausal symptoms (i.e., sweating, dry vagina and hot flushes) sought treatment from a doctor. This study also revealed that overall, 12% of the women had ever tried HRT and only 7% are current users. Awareness of HRT was mainly from word of mouth via friends & family (72%). Media (TV, magazine, newspapers, radio), appeared to be an important channel as well

Menurut Dr Ho Choon Moy, Kekurangan estrogen mengakibatkan simptom menopaus yang mengganggu kehidupan wanita, simptom menopaus yang berpanjangan boleh menyebabkan kesan buruk pada kesihatan seperti osteoporosis dan sakit jantung. Beliau berpendapat bahawa terapi penggantian hormon (HRT) dipertimbangkan sebagai rawatan terbaik untuk simptom menopaus kerana ia mengurangkan frekuensi dan tahap teruk ketidakselesaan terbabit.

Dr Ho claimed that Menopause Hormone Therapy (MHT) not only serves as a valuable form of treatment for menopause symptoms, but also protects against bone loss that contributes to the growing incidence of hip and spine fractures in women.

Dr Ho joins the course of MSc in Anti-ageing, Regenerative Medicine and Medical Aesthetic Programme organized by UCSI. The course is quite new and caters to licensed doctors and other health practitioners in the field.

She is quite outspoken and wrote a few articles about women's health, mostly to educate publish about one's health before it's too late. She is also the editor-in-chief of the 'Berita Menopos' magazine and the past president of the Malaysian Menopause Society.

本地妇产科权威兼抗老化医学专家何春梅医生表示，更年期是女性的人生必经之路，有些人会有明显不适，有些人症状则不明显，有些人年过40就开始有症状，有些人则50多岁才出现。从医学角度分析，更年期是指女性的卵巢功能从正常逐渐衰退至不具功能的过渡期，主要与生理老化及体内荷尔蒙变化有关。"无论是否需要接受荷尔蒙补充疗法，女性都应该正视更年期问题及会诊医生寻求协助，让自己更安然地度过更年期。"

何医生强调，所谓的会诊医生和"治疗"并不全然意味着服用药物，女性也必须配合生活习惯的改变，或根据个别需求，选择适当的营养补充品，多管齐下才能更好地迎接及度过更年期。"不要因为误解或迷思而对荷尔蒙补充疗法存有害怕及恐惧心理，女性应该清楚了解更年期是需要专业协助和治疗的，而HRT也并非唯一的治疗选项。"