The SHE Word - Women's Health Special - the TRUTH about Menopause and HRT
The SHE Word by Trudy Kerr
Episode notes
SHE-Worders, Perimenopause and Menopause are some of the biggest changes your body will ever experience, and if you make it to your 40s there is NO ESCAPING this - it will affect you in one way or another.
Most women would agree that there just isn’t enough information, or even research, into Perimenopause and Menopause. The medical profession is now stating that perimenopause can last up to 7 years and may start as early as the beginning of your 40s. Some doctors attribute over 60 physical symptoms to the menopause, many of which most would never think of. More than 90% of postmenopausal women were never taught about the menopause at school and over 60% only started looking for information about it once their symptoms had started, and no surprise, but a recent study found that researchers don’t properly consider menopause in 99 percent of ...