Full episode here - kzread.info/dash/bejne/dZujlM99ZLPJZZc.html&ab_channel=TheDiaryOfACEO

The fact that doctors think that it’s all in our head it’s mind blowing

I've learnt more from your channel and the doctors you've brought onto your show about Menopause than the 7 doctors I have visited in the past few years. It's utterly ridiculous and appalling at the lack of knowledgeable doctors for menopause in this day and age! Thank you for caring enough to bring women's health in the spotlight!!

@jodiesteward1758

5 күн бұрын

I spent my 1st year after full hysterectomy trying to find specialist who actually understand and know what doing such a thing does to the body. Absolutely no idea. They are happy to rip out your organs without the knowledge of the after effects and leave you to fight for your own health. It took me a year of suffering and severe symptoms that no one understood before I actually found anyone who would prescribe me with BioIndentical HRT. Worst year of my life.

@poppet808

5 күн бұрын

​@@jodiesteward1758 it's just wrong and shouldn't be that way. Sorry for all youve had to suffer and endure. Bless that you have found a way through now ❤

@mm669

5 күн бұрын

Big pharma doesn't want women on HRT. It makes more money off selling osteoporosis drugs, alzheimers drugs, heart disease drugs, etc.

@theunquietmindpodcast

3 күн бұрын

@poppet808 I completely agree with you!! I’m going through the same thing right now. I just don’t understand doctors not willing to pay attention to our needs.

Quality of life for women on pre-menopause & Menopause should be a priority since we are most likely loving half of our lives without periods! HRT is an essential component to protect our heart & mind

Brain fog was the first thing HRT aleviated for me after two years of thinking I must have dementia. It took three weeks and it lifted!!😊

@26evajdiaz

10 күн бұрын

May I ask what dose you started on?

@DeeDee-44

8 күн бұрын

I suspect you are lying. Tried it myself & still have brain fog.

@26evajdiaz

8 күн бұрын

@@DeeDee-44 it depends on your dose it’s also different for women not everyone reacts the same way

@cassylow9418

8 күн бұрын

​@@DeeDee-44 you do realise everyone is different? Yours might require a higher dose ... Or a different combo! I'm glad hers has lifted..... Mine hasn't quite.... I'm still working on the dose! So be nice yeh?

@kellyofthehead

4 күн бұрын

Exactly the same for me, still have it on occasion but it's way better!

As someone who went through early menopause last year I'm loving all of the specialists in this area. I had no symptoms but then out of the blue I spiralled into a bizarre depression and could not get enough sleep. I went to three doctors who tried to put me on anti-depreesants before I found a specialist menopausal doctor who took everything into account and was able to help me. It took me three months to make the decision to go on HRT and it's not for everyone and not everyone needs it but for me it saved my life. I've never experienced hopelessness like it so for me HRT is a life saver .......but the key is to look at your overall health, your nutrition and your muscle and make sure you're lifting weights. In addition anything you've suppressed through your life will come up......prepare for anger, rage and in my case sadness which is all connected to what you have been pushing down. Coming through menopause is incredible and now at 45 I'm medically considered post menopausal and am now educating women from 35 years to start learning and preparing for menopause.

Hair loss. Memory decline. Hot flashes. Increased appetite. Weight gain. Mood swings. So fun.

@lindadelangis5211

6 күн бұрын

It doesn’t have to be that way. Search Barbara O’Neil and wild yam cream.

@lindadelangis5211

6 күн бұрын

Natural, natural, natural, what God gave us on this earth, not man made.

@tanyasharadamba1264

5 күн бұрын

Please talk about covid vaccine side effects on menstruation too.

@luv2travel2000

5 күн бұрын

​@@lindadelangis5211Love Barbara. ❤ Indoplex DM helps also (what my NP recommended & worked).

@varvarahatzoglou1219

4 күн бұрын

​@@tanyasharadamba1264❤ My experience exactly! After the second shot I became a totally different woman.

Yes HRT helped with my depression.. 100%!

@loneranger7573

4 күн бұрын

When you say it is your depression, then you have taken ownership of it. never do that. the depression wasn't really there, it was a loss of hormones. replace and all is well. I know. I felt dreadful and doctor believed I was depressed, but I fought until I got HRT. been on it 14 years. never ever will stop. would rather be dead. I didnt have depression. I had undetectable hormone levels!

@oki158

4 күн бұрын

My depression had gotten so bad that HRT actually saved my life.

HRT brings my old self back!!! It kicks away - brain fog, hot flashes, night sweats, etc.

I can confirm that hrt helped reduce my brain fog and anxiety

I’ve been on progesterone for the last year… SOOOO helpful! It helped with sleeping and terrible, terrible anxiety. I’m 45.

@marianneporter26

Күн бұрын

Me too, sister! Oh, the anxiety and rumination were debilitating.

48 year-old woman here, expressing my gratitude to you Steven for taking the time to talk about menopause. Thank you to your guest. Based on this interview, I suppose I'm in early perimenopause, and it's not exactly easy here in the trenches. I get angry with myself for not being healthier than I am (though I am reasonably fit, thin, etc.) The symptoms still feel like failures and it's frustrating. I need reminders to have compassion with myself.

Even some of what she presents here is outdated by more recent research that shows there is no required cutoff at ten years for those taking it longer. It's been shown to be protective overall.

@giovannapontikos1684

2 күн бұрын

She said it’s best to start HRT within the first ten years not that it should be cut off after ten years.

The truth is HRT WORKS.

@elliesambrook5929

11 күн бұрын

Hysterectomy aged 26. Worked for me

@headrips

11 күн бұрын

It does work !!

@vh1613

11 күн бұрын

I agree, it certainly did for me. Went through hell In perimenopause but now feel like a new woman on it

@melaniebong

11 күн бұрын

Yep!

@lisawrobel2980

9 күн бұрын

Research how they make HRT. The poor horses 😞

I love my HRT it gave me my life back.

Hrt is good helping women all over the world 🌎 to have a good quality of life

Thank you Stephen for keeping "Menopause" on the dashboard and get awareness out there that women need more research!! 👏

reudcing overall calorie intake, cutting sugar, alcohol, reduce starch, get some - exercise; it seems to be quite helpful to limit hot flashes and bad sleep. reaction to stessors is worse than before, so ideally reduce stressors, but it's not always possible.

@lydiac9614

7 күн бұрын

Cutting out caffeine has helped me alot.

I’m 13 years post menopause. My journey was really only hot flushes for about 6 years, no night sweats or anything else. I didn’t take HRT as my GP at the time said it could be a risk given I’d had possible TIA in my mid 30’s. She advised sage supplements which I took, they helped a bit. Looking back now with all I’ve learnt, I wish I had taken HRT because of the overall health advantages including brain health. Doctors still seem to think HRT is something to take for the shortest time possible to get you through to the other side but clearly oestrogen etc is something we still need for so many processes in the body. At least menopause & perimenopause are much more in the spotlight now with high profile people talking about it.

I’m so very, very thankful that I was able to eliminate hot flashes by eliminating processed foods, sugar and carbohydrates from my diet - and lost 30lbs! It’s a very tough diet but, if adhered to, works very well for me. Much cheaper than doctor visits and trips to the pharmacy. I hope everyone here is able to find what works best for them.

This is a very important discussion and I want to read Dr. Mosoconi's book. I was one of the fortunate women who did not have any menopause symptoms or issues. Even at age 70, I have had no loss of libido, or suffered with hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disturbances or dry vagina. I am also a breath based posture educator and creator of FitAlign Posture Training. I have a theory that poor posture habits prevent the adrenals from making the androgens that contribute to libido, sexual arousal and orgasm by increasing dopamine levels in the central nervous system. The reason why people shrink and go forward is because of a weak and restricted breathing apparatus that affects most people in modern society. Chair sitting is one of the main reasons that the breathing apparatus weakens because the knees are positioned too high making it difficult for the diaphragm to descend and the ribs to expand. Most people age and go forward or collapse downward leading to a lack of blood and lymph flow starving and weakening many cells in the body including the kidneys and adrenals. The cells lack nutrition, oxygen and waste removal. So many women are under stress or even doing core exercises like keeping navel pulled to the spine. These exercises can create tension in the pelvic floor and lower back. There is also a gland in the pelvic floor of women called the Bartholin's gland which makes vaginal lubrication for the vaginal wall. This gland is parasympathetically mediated. In other words, people must be in a relaxation response in order for the gland to function.Poor posture habits signal the nervous system of danger or issues. I have seen by correcting posture at the nervous system level, people have less anxiety as well. The vagus nerve has branches in the neck that must carry the serotonin made in the gut to the brain. Weak spine and neck muscles restrict the serotonin flow. Also forward head posture restricts blood flow to the brain as people age and the brain is literally starved for oxygen creating plague in the cells that are not getting the nutrition, lymph flow and oxygen needed to thrive. Another set of glands called the Skene glands are two small ducts on either side of your urethra. They help lubricate your vagina during sex and protect it from certain infections. FitAlign uses breathing exercises that strengthen and lift the torso from the inside out supporting all cells in the body. I have clients telling me their sex drive is back and lubrication too. The answer is NOT doing kegels as the isolation of these sphincter muscles can actually weaken the pelvic floor. Another interesting piece of this puzzle is that some cultures do not even have a word for menopause and they are more indigenous people with stronger upright posture. Check out FitAlign. I have spent 30 years working with thousands of clients and developing these methods.

@louloujames7905

4 күн бұрын

My understanding and personal experience of life and the menopause is very similar to yours. In the peri meno years I did a course on “conscious menopause” with Alexandra Pope. She talks about how the majority of women in the West arrive at menopause with burned out adrenals, which causes many of the symptoms. It was sobering - not that I was a drinker but an active woman who had always been into health and fitness. However, I’d had a stressful job as a physio. I upped my game when it came to stress management, cut out the occasional glass of wine/G&T and all refined sugar, spent my money on eating organic over going to restaurants serving crap food, and prioritised sleep like never before. Would it have been easier to take HRT? Probably but given the increasing global concerns about big pharma, I’m very happy with my health and fitness, now age 61. 😊

@christinamckinney2370

4 күн бұрын

@@louloujames7905👏👏👏👏👏 I, too, had an easy transition through this stage of life. I feel the use of birth control contributes greatly to the hormonal imbalances today’s women endure as they approach menopause. And, consequently, their men and children endure this journey with her. I never used birth control, birthed 7 children, and am now very active with my grandchildren, keeping them daily while my daughter works. This, too, adds greatly to my overall wellbeing! Doing something we love is the best thing we can do for ourselves!

@christinamckinney2370

4 күн бұрын

Bravo!!! I’m now 60 and had a very easy transition 10 years ago. I’ll be looking into your work for myself, and possibly to teach others, as well!! I also think that there’s a price women are paying for decades of birth control hormone manipulation. I never used them and went through menopause like a champ!

@YogalignKauai

3 күн бұрын

@@louloujames7905 - Congratulations on being pro-active and optimizing your health. Good to know about Alexandra Pope's work adressing burned out adrenals being a factor in adverse menopausal symptoms . The abnormal becomes normal and people accept without questioning or look to big pharma to address the symptoms. There is so much more that we can do to stay healthy and reduce suffering during the change. I also stopped eating processed food, red meat, chicken and pork at age 18. I do eat organic eggs from my laying hens and some fresh fish but mostly organic fresh fruits and vegetables. Also I have never consumed alcohol after getting drunk once in high school. Women need to avoid alcohol, sugar, plastic, and processed food.

@francesthompson1324

Күн бұрын

I was more active before 43. Very interesting. I always breathe better and feel healthier when I keep my foundation centered and not slumping. Movement, diet, less stress, all help.

I think we tend to hear from people when they are in the earlier stages of taking HRT. In that stage where it feels transformative we have a tendency to shout from the roof tops about how great it makes you feel. I took it for 2 years between age 43 and 45. It was amazing for the first 6 months, good for the second 6 months, nothing for the third 6 months and then physically stressing for the last 6 months. I listened to my body and stopped taking it and felt better when I ceased. It's being pushed as some sort of answer to everything atm, but I don't think it's as great as it's being made out to be. I also think it's like many things in that it stops working when your body gets used to it; and a higher dose is definitely not the answer. I'm currently getting better results with intermittent fasting, cold showers and meditation.

I'm 41. I started Hrt at 40. My symptoms were suicidal thoughts, sleep problems,my teeth started messing up,my hair was so dry,list goes on. I will die with hrt in my body 💯🙏

I have never taken anything to replace hormones and I’m 63 years old and feel great but definitely had a decline of motivation to workout 🏋️‍♀️ , walk and exercise. I find that if I pray 🙏🏽, give my day to God he empowers me daily and I do 10,000 to 22,000 steps a day.

I told this story of this specific study to a provider after suffering my many perimenopausal symptoms and wanted to get onto hormonal replacement therapy and she looked at me like she had never heard of this and said good luck trying to get this approved. I’ve since started adding soy milk to my collagen protein shakes (as it helps with estrogen) and starting taking magnesium and my hot flashes have stopped. It’s truly sad though that you have to jump through hoops to take care of yourself during this trying time in a woman’s life

@mushymystic

8 күн бұрын

Can you not change provider? At my end, stories like this smack of "Weaponised incompetence" from medical providers, which is unsettling.

@ShoppingEmail-dr1fs

7 күн бұрын

"soy isoflavones are plant estrogen. It is structurally different from the estrogen in our bodies, and plant-based estrogen does not convert into the estrogen our bodies make when we eat it." Maybe you just are very lucky to have a short conversion hahahaha. Hot flashes are a symptom, but estorgen deficiency is a whole body condition. Wait till you can't enjoy sex or have an orgasm because everything has atrophied... soy sent gonna help with that. Doctors in America seem to be very strange about HRT in America. My mother has been on it over 60 years in Australia since surgical menopause. Find a new doctor!

@asa-mariajonsson4228

7 күн бұрын

You need a new healthcare provider. She should get sacked for speaking to you that way. And she is a woman!. I'm sorry you had to experience that.

@dominiquezuma4466

7 күн бұрын

You need a new dr!

@ddb3126

4 күн бұрын

I just went through this in my last annual. My female dr, probably similarly aged to me, I’m 40, looked at me like I was crazy. I only asked if she could direct me towards a functional medicine resource to help me test my hormones and things to can do now since I’ve started with onset insomnia, hair loss, shorter periods. Said, “there’s not enough research on this, it’s just part of life, and that’s not covered anyway”. Wtf. What I wanna pay but out of pocket ? I just asked for resources of knowledge. I’m changing Dr’s

I just stopped menstruating at 46 and that was that. No symptoms. 67 now and fit and strong. Every woman is different.

@lydiac9614

7 күн бұрын

So lucky. My friend was like that too. I wish it was me.

@hmmm..2733

4 күн бұрын

It was like that for me. Very easy and smooth….then 10 years later tons of symptoms.

@miriam4235

2 сағат бұрын

The 'fancy pants rich McGee' meme was created especially for you I guess ..

I had a medical menopause at 43yrs old and followed a strict Asian diet of fresh veg and fish for the first year. I had zero menapause symptoms. Now I eat what I like and still no symptoms. Why isn’t there more research in to this instead of pumping women with drugs. I’ve friends (I’m 57 now) who are using HRT with very mixed results.

@marigee3741

Күн бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏼

@AnnaBobinska

Күн бұрын

@@marigee3741 Absolutely spot on. We know who sponsors her

@kelsey5495

22 сағат бұрын

I agree - more people should speak up for other options beside taking hormones

@megsley

21 сағат бұрын

and that's great that worked for - but like with hrt and everything else in life, someone else's results may vary.

@chaozee74

19 сағат бұрын

Some women, such as yourself, don’t experience any symptoms during perimenopause or in full menopause, which is wonderful, but not the case for everyone. Every woman’s body is different and there are many women that experience debilitating symptoms that affect every aspect of their life. It’s important to discuss and present this type of content to give women the option and information in what is best for their bodies. There has been such a disparity in women’s health and wellbeing. Why not celebrate the fact that there are more specialist and experts talking about menopause and treatments that actually do help women that need it. HRT can be a real life saver for certain individuals, and it’s one of many choices women can make in their individual care. There are plenty of videos and content on different ways of dealing with menopause, with or without the help of hormone therapy.

I much appreciate Dr Mosconi's work but Urinary incontinence also occurs during peri

Yea, I went cold turkey through menopause and suffered because of the flawed data.

@MrsKDFerguson

Күн бұрын

Me too. I wish I had known more about it at the time as it may have prevented me getting osteoporosis.

HRT is the best is one of the best things I've ever done for my health

My gut instinct says the difference for people who have more melatonin may be a difference in the levels of Vitamin D in the body. Vitamin D is a hormone our body manufactures in conjunction with sun exposure. I went down a rabbit hole trying to learn more about Vitamin D and its role in immunity, and it was very eye-opening to me. I body is always seeking to be in a state of balance.

@brenmulholland8171

11 күн бұрын

100%

@StcyBRD

9 күн бұрын

That's a very smart hypothesis.

@wisewomaninsights

8 күн бұрын

Do you mean melanin as opposed to melatonin?

I started combipatch 7 months ago and it has madea HUGE difference in my life. More energy, sleeping better, no hot flashes and the biggest....I was having pain like arthritis with menopause. Everytime I got up, I hurt. Within 2 months of taking HRT, it is gone, with exception of minimal pain in my hands in the morning. It was shocking to me how much better I felt after going on combipatch.

I am on my way to 64. I have only had some bioidentical hormones, but what happened with that I had fibroids growing as soon as I stopped I’ve got better. The main thing is to keep active with exercise and good food, and not listen to What it’s supposed to happen to you in menopause our minds are greater than we can fathom. I don’t subscribe to decline on aging. I subscribe to vitality at all ages, I rarely got hot flushes nor any of the other symptoms that people go through. I look at least 10 years younger, and no it’s not genetic my sisters who are younger look older than me but they are on medication and don’t exercise . The key is nutrition good health practices ,exercises good mindset…I not on any medications the most effective, but takes longer is Anna’s Wild Yam cream, and also Vitex chaste berry…. every time you put things in your body that are synthetic. Your body will not work the way nature intended. Hope this helps someone❤

Fortunately when I started having hormone problems I went to my naturopath. He prescribed Indoplex DM and after taking it for one month I never had problems again. Thankful for this remedy!

@hellosunshine9915

4 күн бұрын

Good to know , thank you .

This was a really helpful clip. I love her calm explanations.

I was put on HRT and stayed on it for 7 years when I was 48 after stopping my period for 1 year. It worked very well. My skin was great, and my hot flushes stopped. Then I was diagnosed with breast cancer at aged 55 in 2015, with no history of this in my family, and no other causal factors. HRT caused my cancer, just like those first studies showed. I am now a Stage 4 breast cancer survivor. I would never ever recommend HRT. You can live with bad skin or hot flushes, which I have now, with non curable stage 4 cancer in my liver which will kill me. This is not a good thing. I had my life and this will be gone when my body can no longer handle my chemo treatment which is currently keeping me alive. You can live with menopausal symptoms, please don't anyone take HRT, it is potentially deadly.

Each woman responds very different in any of the phases (during premenopause, perimenopause, that one day of menopause and in the post-menopausal phase). For me it all started with tinnitus and osteoporosis (both lasting), frozen shoulders and triangular fibrocartilage complex issues (on and off) initially for over a period of 14 years, after that came a few years of severe sleep disturbances, my periods were normal until a very stressful period were I skipped them for one month, then had two months of more regular flows (2/month) and 1 month of weekly flows, the very last day of my periods was when my dad passed away. Symptoms worsening by the day after that, as if a switch was turned off, even had a cardiac event whilst I take very good care of my health (as young dementia and cardiovascular diseases are common in my family, with genetic predispositions). Yet my GP’s diagnosis was “depression” (euh, guess he never heard of grief and perimenopause…). I had no energy, extreme brain fog, didn’t sleep a wink (it was true torture), had severe dizzy spells, anxiety driving, didn’t want to socialize, I wasn’t present and couldn’t follow conversations or even concentrate. I just needed to take a sabbatical in order to cope with life and being able to get through the day. By the time I eventually could see a gynaecologist (long waiting lists), we were 6 months in pure survival modus. I never experienced vasomotor symptoms or night sweats (the only symptoms my GP would take seriously). My initial response to bHRT made my symptoms worse (too low dosage) and in that first week of using bHRT I had those “identifying symptoms”; a hot flash every hour. I felt nauseous, got very pale, felt as though I was about to faint, and had a surge of fever. They lasted a few minutes, but would definitely drain me. After that gruesome week, this (luckily) ended. Slowly, because it takes forever to optimise the individual bHRT doses, I started sleeping again for the first time in months. However, our bodies adapt and old symptoms crept back in… and lots of symptoms never went away in the first place… Finding a gynaecologist that listens, takes you seriously, knows what they are talking about, look beyond recommendations, … is like searching for a needle in a haystack. I’m far from myself yet, but definitely not giving up on myself and the journey of getting better ❤️‍🩹 I still cannot believe what a struggle women have to go though to get help, receiving HRT should be a woman’s right, just like back in the 1940s (and for life once they started it). I am thrilled that there is slowly more ongoing research (and finally more research which include women in general - I recall one of my professors telling me, when asked why all research was done on white males in the prime of their lives, that he wouldn’t have a problem including women in research, as long as they didn’t have a womb, ovaries and they weren’t so emotional 🤯 Thank you for this podcast and educating more people on such important matters!

@tatianagolitsyn675

10 күн бұрын

Have you ever had cravings for salt or licorice, or unquenchable thirst? If so, adrenal problems could be the cause.

@QuestMieke

10 күн бұрын

@@tatianagolitsyn675 No, no cravings. I’ve always preferred sour and salty flavours over any other, but nothing in any extreme way.

@carolyngoatley24

10 күн бұрын

Tinnitus is caused by high frequency hearing loss. I'm all about HRT but sick of reading about it causing tinnitus. Sadly it can start around the same time as per-menopause kicks in so women think it's hormone related but that's not it. Go see an ENT. There are hearing aids that may help stop it if caught early enough.

@QuestMieke

10 күн бұрын

@@carolyngoatley24 I’ve done it all, lots of various therapies, none worked. My ENT: “it’s just part of old age, you need to start slowing down”. Excuse me? Although the role of oestrogen in hearing is not fully understood, it’s known to influence the functioning of your auditory system and may help protect against a loss of hearing sensitivity. There are oestrogen receptors in many areas of our brain and auditory pathways, including in special cells called ‘hair cells’ that turn sound impulses into electrical signals to your brain. Damage to these hair cells is thought to be one of the main causes of tinnitus. Large-scale observational studies have found that women with irregular menstrual cycles - who may be experiencing increased fluctuations in oestrogen levels - are more likely to have tinnitus. Other research, involving women who have reached menopause, suggests that those with lower oestrogen levels have a greater risk of hearing loss, which is often associated with tinnitus. Our sex-hormones have receptors everywhere, and we only recently starting to scratch the surface of E2, P and T’s (as the main ones) impact in our cells throughout the body. Education is crucial and dismissing tinnitus as not being a potential symptom is dismissing women’s complaints, not understanding the amazing complex system that is our body and not being up-to-date with the latest findings on hormone receptors.

I want to know who funds and sponsors who research? THIS is the key question here. Is she funded by a pharmaceutical industry?

@galinatushka1356

10 күн бұрын

She lost me there when she said that we don’t need to eat Animal fat, for the brain health. Women been having great success on carnivore diet with menopause symptoms.Brain fog actually goes first out of the window.

@fg9223

7 күн бұрын

I wonder how my grandma lived untill 93 yo, she was very lucid and had wit and never she took HRT.She just lived in country side, no stress and ate her own animals and vegetals.My mom is 75 again no HRT, she has also a sharp mind.She had some hot flushes and moved on. Maybe i a small dose of estrogen and progesteron are optimising health even more, but the base are eating habits and active lifestyle, workouts.

@carolyn4407

5 күн бұрын

@@galinatushka1356 because you're missing all the vitamins, antioxidants, and fibre that is needed. And you don't need at all that saturated fat. Your gut microbiome plays a massive part in health, and especially with your brain

@galinatushka1356

5 күн бұрын

@@carolyn4407 you will be very surprised to know, that test showed ,my Microbiome is perfect . I get from meat everything my body needs, carbohydrates and fiber, not essential for the body.

@megsley

21 сағат бұрын

​@@fg9223 yes all that helps but it's also G E N E T I C S.

I've resisted HRT for about a year because of the increased chance of cancer, but when I got hot flushes interrupting my sleep 5 or 6 times a night... I'd take my chances with the cancer rather than die of sleep deprivation.

I remember stopping my HRT when this study first came out. I think I lasted a month. I went back to the doctor and said I didn’t care what the side effects were but I would rather die then continue with hot flashes.

@andreafabiana3161

Күн бұрын

You did very well!

The Dr won't give me hrt or anything else for that matter apart from antidepressants 😵‍💫I had them for 30 years,in UK there's no awareness or help,like we should sail thru it but it's been two years of hot flushes brain fog and the joint pains n the temper tantrums so much I was never told about,I had to self medicate but watching this channel had helped me so much🙏🙏🙏❤️🫂🥵

@samgdalton

10 күн бұрын

I can certainly empathise, it took me over 2 years to get my doctor to give me medication for monthly migraines caused by hormonal migraines and over 1 year to get them to give me HRT, then they gave me one that caused my migraines to be worse, ie a tablet form yet everything on the internet said not to have it. They also wanted to give me antidepressants, for my mood and brain fog, so wrong. I am in a very senior managerial positon this was not helpful. Hope you find someone to help you. I had to be firm and keep pushing and went through 3 different doctors to get someone to listen and then they just gave in to what I wanted, also not good but at least I had researched on line first as to what I probably needed.

@asa-mariajonsson4228

7 күн бұрын

Check out the work of Tanya Borwoski. She is a huge womens advocate in the UK and I studied functional medicine with her, with the emphasis on on womens health. The best we can do as women is educate ourselves and support each other. And don't let "healthcare" providers bully you. If they are not offering you any help it is likely that they are not educated in womens health so they just don't know how to help you. But then you should be referred xx

@rebeccachappell7622

6 күн бұрын

She's a UK doctor specializing in treating menopause.

@Nic22663

6 күн бұрын

@@asa-mariajonsson4228 thank you I will definitely look into Tanya borwoski, and I continue to find self help without doctors that don't understand,

@Nic22663

6 күн бұрын

@@samgdalton 🫶🙏🙏🫂 thank you I hope you're very well

I had my ovaries removed. Lost all my hair, severe depression, anxiety, hot sweats, brain fog, chronic fatigue, insomnia, vaginal bleeding. Even with no ovaries !!! HRT changed my life.

That was my Mom. High doses of hormones for over 50 years after hysterectomy! Then her doctor just STOPPED it. A nightmare of side effects for the many years after!

@freshstrt3140

9 күн бұрын

💔💔💔💔

@VivSees

8 күн бұрын

💔

Reading all the comments below and having seen other videos about how angry women can get, myself included, just makes me shake my head in disbelief we're all being treated like this and if black and Hispanic women get hit harder by this and this isn't being researched needs rectifying pdq because it's hell on earth. However, I'm equally relived and hopeful that there are so many positive stories below too. Thank you for covering this topic and keep it coming. We need to keep shining the light on this issue.

I used evening primrose supplements and it took the hot flashes away

Women in Japan, Korea & China have been using placental extract for decades with great success. It's also used to expedite healing after surgeries, skin grafts, etc. Many men & women also use it for regrowth of hair, as well as skin rejuvenation when administered sub dermally.

@ericamee5285

11 күн бұрын

They also consider it a positive time of life and have far fewer symptoms that western women due to diet and attitude I believe 🤔

@tranquilityinchaos8462

9 күн бұрын

@@ericamee5285 Diet, attitude and placental extract therapy. 🙂 From what I've read, doctors prescribe it and it's covered by insurance. But, yes, I've recently read that it's considered a new chapter & thought of in positive terms.

@VKat

7 күн бұрын

Where do you get placental extracts?

we can thrive naturally too, we just have to prioritise phytoestrogens which have been demonised. Peptide bioregulators are great too to support us through the change

@dm2836

6 күн бұрын

THANK YOU

Going through perimenopause, I see a functional med dr who prescribes my BHRT. Best thing I ever did for myself because I was suffering from so many symptoms. I felt relief within a couple of days and my brain fog lifted. On it almost 2 yrs and I love it.

…I’am 56 and didn’t had any symptoms because I do not drink coffee, alcohol eat spicy food or smoke - neither do I use Hormon replace therapy…💚

@shaynaformity1384

6 күн бұрын

I didn't drink coffee or alcohol or eat spicy food or smoke, and I still got hot flashes and all the other symptoms. You're just one of the lucky 1/3 that don't have a problem. Correlation does not equal causality.

@jolantakowalska3389

5 күн бұрын

I think you should. Heart and mental problems are worse than hot flashes. But check this with good physician.

@anettewaits3677

2 сағат бұрын

@@jolantakowalska3389 …mental problems ?! Because I said that I didn’t have symptoms and why Jolanta ???!!!💚

For people having the sleep issues due to low progesterone, at least in the US, bioidentical progesterone cream is available over the counter at "health food stores" and can be ordered over the internet. It's the real stuff, and you don't need to convince a doctor to prescribe it, although it does cost money. Prescriptions are usually covered by insurance.

Really good just loved the way this was explained . I am 52 and all this started at my 46/47 and I had to ask my doctor if he could check my hormones as I intuitively knew it was menopause! It is a shame that I had to change 3 times Ginecologists and still to many women pass all this with no help Although I have found a doctor in north Portugal that put me under progesterone, estrogen and estradiol I still have this not quite clear and regulated and do not fill secure about my decision to make the HT because if I go to other specialist and ask if o take any daily medication “ they always say look carefully to breast and uterus “ This is still tabu and I fill like the not safe person zone !! Why should women sill have this unclear safe zone ?

I had all the symptoms 2 years ago im 43 now but the mood rages and heavy painful periods were horrific. Fast forward my research and seeing countless doctors i had a mirena coil fitted and vaginal estrogen and estrodial prescribed it has changed me i also have started taking ashwagandha and it has reduced my hot flashes and calmed my anxiety. I am so grateful 🙏

It is not only about hot flashes and weight gain. HRT helps every cell in our body that has ertragen receptors, which is most places. I went through my perimenopause years implementing all the other pillars of health, they helped. But when I went through menopause, I started having anxiety that I have never had. It was so bad that I didn’t want to drive at night and I didn’t want my family to leave the house because I thought they would die, my symptoms were extensive. There are over 70 known symptoms related to menopause. Because they seem unrelated women think it’s just them getting old. Once on HRT I became my self again. I will be buried with a HRT patch on. Women didn’t survive past their 50’s, 60’s and beyond, they basically shrivelled up and died. Women today live longer because of diet and health care but elderly women are fragile and have poor quality of life. If you observe elderly couples, you will notice that the men are more mobile and the women are frail and have mobility issues and cognitive decline. It is not about just living longer. It’s about quality of life. HRT is not for everyone but I can honestly say it has profoundly improved life.

Being in the late perimenopausal phase I have experienced all these symptoms. In the last 3 months I have eliminated gluten and have lost weight, have more energy and NO hit flushes. It is worth adjusting your eating habits and lifestyle

As 45 Year old , I was preparing for menopause . To my Shock I have discovered I am 5 weeks pregnant .

It concerns me..all these people I see now saying HRT is safe. Maybe estrogen isn’t the cause of breast cancer, but we know it definitely fuels it. So if a cell becomes cancerous for whatever reason, estrogen is going to cause it to grow. I know the menopause transition is tough. The hot flashes, weight gain, depression, etc. But it doesn’t go on forever. The symptoms do get better in time. Eating healthy and exercising helps a lot to keep our heart, minds, and bones strong. My grandmother was given estrogen in the 1960’s to help her with menopausal symptoms and she got ovarian cancer. I took the birth control pill for 15 years and got breast cancer. I wonder if in another 20 years, doctors will say we were wrong again if female cancers become prevalent in women on HRT.

@andreafabiana3161

Күн бұрын

There is a little detail you are not taking into account. Women taking HRT are going to be healthier on 20 years time because they are taking the good estrogen, estradiol, that can only be made by your ovaries and by adding it via patches or gels when in hrt during menopause. The bad estrogen is called estrone, it's pro cancer and inflammatory, made by your ovaries and by the fat cells, so in menopause if you are fat, like me, your risks of breast cancer is higher because your ovaries closed but your fat cells are a factory of estrone, you have the estrone all around your body but none of the good one, estradiol, if you are not in hrt. The risk of 1 in 7 women getting cancer during their life is still there no matter what you do. Your choice. I prefer to sleep well and feel good while on hrt treatment than being crap, anxious, unhappy, and depressed without it.

@pbj91

Күн бұрын

@@andreafabiana3161I get what you’re saying, but I believe the “good” estradiol also fuels breast cancer cells. But I also understand that everyone has to do what they think is right for them

@andreafabiana3161

14 сағат бұрын

@pbj91 The good estradiol does not increase the risk of cancer as much as the bad ones, that are all those estrogens that are not bioidentical. The contraceptive pills aren't good either, the reason why I never took them.. Actually, they put women health at risk by being given the bad pro inflamatory estrogens by pill, especially if from pregnant horses. In addition, the mini pill that has only a progestin is the worst thing on earth. But doctors prescribe them no problem, so hrt with an insignificant dose is the least of a problem for a woman taking anticonceptive pills all her life. It is a shame that this information is not given to them!

I can't blame this male moderator, whom I respect, but this is such an abbreviated snapshot of the issues around menopause and HRT, that I urge all women to look further into all the recent research. There are many other genuine medical specialists with multiple explanatory videos on KZread who go into more depth on this subject. Dr. Tassone and Dr Doug Lucas are just two who review this research and the different options, which will be different for each woman. Please ignore the many over-generalized opinions in this comments section!

@lynromero8002

4 күн бұрын

This is a snip of a 2 hour discussion, same channel

@megsley

21 сағат бұрын

this is literally a clip of a much longer interview. chill.

My muscles an joints were so sore I could hardly move. Could not drive a car for I could not move my head. Let alone do sport activities. I was 50 yo. HRT saved my life.

BEAUTY PEARL, BELLA, PRIME Again, Quinary... AS WELL Nu plus😍From SUNRIDER IS THE BEST PRODUCT FOR MENOPAUSE...." NO TOXIC, NATURAL AND WANDERFUL PRODUCT" I BELIEVE EACH WOMEN IN THE WORLD NEED THIS AMAIZING PRODUCT.

So glad I had an easy-ish menopause. Yes, I had symptoms that were a bit of an inconvenience at times, but not enough for me to go down the medical route. It's not all bad for all women, but of course the Pharmaceutical companies would really like you to think it is!

I cannot believe this is my future.

@anneflynn9614

10 күн бұрын

She is making sound worse than it actually is, as far as my experience.Hot flashes are annoying but not the end of the world. Having difficulty falling asleep was my biggest problem.

@carolyngoatley24

10 күн бұрын

It's not the same experience for everyone. You be breeze through it. But if you don't, there are options to help you even if it's not HRT. I'm so grateful for HRT though.

@freshstrt3140

9 күн бұрын

I wouldn't wish it on anyone. The brain fog and malaise. Focus on making sure you have a secure home, and safe healthy environment to make the journey in, and are not in the inescapable presence of people who make you feel spiritually unwell.

@peachesmcgee4795

7 күн бұрын

I'm in the middle of it (age 49) and a lot of my friends are breezing it so you may be lucky! I'm not,unfortunately, but grateful for all the information that's now available.

I think you should make a show about Denmark study regarding fertility. 22% down since 2019… in man. Unfortunately studies weren’t done in 2020, 2021.. only between 2019-2022. Unfortunately only Denmark is the only country with this study.. so far. So they compared.

Don’t do this to a nice scientist that trying to save woman, I’m hating the people who made this thumbnail right now Edit: Thanks for taking in people's feedback

@BadgerBob

9 күн бұрын

I agree. Unnecessary too.

@jenniferv

8 күн бұрын

I know it’s weird sensationalism

@hunterxgirl

8 күн бұрын

They updated it, so it's cool

Companies have to up their production of HRT. There is such a shortage out there. In my country we are struggling to find any at a pharmacy. We are also competing with trans people who use them now so we have to go without at times. So upsetting.

The analogy car and petrol 😮 men huh !

@shaynaformity1384

6 күн бұрын

If you watch the full interview, you'll see that Dr. Lisa Mosconi introduced the analogy of estrogen as gas in the car earlier in the interview (around 28:00), so his cycling back to it actually demonstrates that he was listening.

First 35 seconds ... ayup ... This is the deal, very well stated.

My experience of menopause was 5 years of hot flushes and flooding - after a year of no periods - my Dr wanted me to go on HRT but when asked if they had the same problem which they did - they didn't use it - then I was told to go on antidepressants. After saying no to both - I went to a Chinese doctor who got rid of everything after 3 months - acupuncture - with better diet no alcohol no sugar. Interestingly I had a period after 18mths . My view is that we don't know how much hormones we have already - so pleased I took no drugs. I also think menopause is a time of life when our liver is getting full of toxins etc. Chinese doctor says everyone gets hot flushes - men and children but it's been attributed to women to sell us drugs!!

This is the best talk on menopause ive heard she really breaks it down, definitely think more research should be a priority for other ethnic groups... thank you. I take a herbal remedy called menoherbal I take vitamin D an Magnesium look up foods with phytoestrogens ❤

@DonnaAgrinsonis

8 күн бұрын

Hi. What symptoms did all that help you with?

@LindaCByrne73

8 күн бұрын

@DonnaAgrinsonis Hi Donna it really helped with sleep and completely calmed down the hot flushes..

@LindaCByrne73

8 күн бұрын

I was getting sleepless night with hot cold hot cold so annoying the menoherbal really helped from it happening all night to maybe now just once...flax seed sage soy red clover and a couple more herbs all in one tablet so far so good for me on the herbal path with it all...

@tarared7668

23 минут бұрын

Im taking herbal pythoestrogens too that has wild yam, soy, black cohosh and dong quai. Im taking magnesium glycinate before going to bed with a glass of warm milk and Im ok. I will never take hrt. Im a healthy person at 51 this year.

Anna's Wild Yam Cream 🍠 🌿 💯 success rate for menopausal symptoms and balancing your hormones ladies. That, diet & exercise for sure ❤

@edithbernoegger24

8 күн бұрын

or bioidentical hormones

This message for all your clips. The photos do not entice one to listen. And the titles look alarmist instead of informative

@Xtine72

9 күн бұрын

Agreed!!! Such a turn off.

Please ask why a woman can’t or shouldn’t STAY on HRT until the end of life? Why not? & please also address full hysterectomy women & the use/need of all HRT? Thank You

@ads13924

9 күн бұрын

I know I will be on it till I am no longer able to buy it myself

I refused HRT after doing my OWN research after my symptoms started in my early 40s. Best choice I ever made 25 years later I don't regret it. Were the symptoms bad yes they were. I used herbal/homeopathic remedies which involved more than just believing the white coats. I had to put in more effort/input on my own rather than rely on medication. Some remedies needed to be used 4 - 5 times a day but I stuck with it. Do your own research ladies!!!.

I felt like a dying bee is how I describe it. I am on HRT now and although not perfect, I am still ageing quickly. Started at 44, no hot flushes but I still get periods of insomnia and feel under the weather. I make up names for things and have brain fog and inflammation. I use the progesterone coil with Estrogen patches. Vaginal estrogen pessaries testosterone gel. I also take an SSRI anti-depressant for anxiety and depression. Inflammation and joint pain is still present along with fatigue.. It did save me though as my symptoms were so bad, it interrupted every part of my daily life.

Ho 60 anni e mezzo e ho un’energia ed un benessere che neanche a 20 anni avevo! Ho avuto il ciclo regolare fino a 59 anni … si può stare bene anche in menopausa, basta adottare uno stile di vita adeguato!

Saved my life@

Aside from medical intervention, there are lifestyle changes you can make to help break the cycle and reset your hormones...

Definitely helped with the horrible brain fog!

Insurance won’t pay for it if they don’t deem medically necessary. But many times they will pay for the prescriptions. Seeing a functional MD or someone who will run all the blood work, not just hormones, and understands how to adjust each to optimal level is helpful. But the doctor visits are expensive since insurance won’t cover it.

Would like to know if there’s evidence of any centenarians that were at some point in their lifetime on HRT

@pejisan

9 күн бұрын

my mother just passed months after tyrning 102. Yes, she took hormones after a hysterectomy - and they weren't even the modern ones (she took premarin😮). No broken bones, was totally alert and fun.

@noramaddy4409

8 күн бұрын

@@pejisan I`m pleased your mum felt well and had good bone density and a clear mind. Thank you for sharing with us that she took Premarin. I do wish these HRT preparations could be purchased over the counter so we women can ourselves monitor how much allows us to feel well and adjust our dose accordingly. The doctors act like gatekeepers to our health mostly denying good consultation and the best preparations which we know work for us.

@annparkes6542

22 сағат бұрын

I started low doses of estradiol in my 50s....I'm 66 now. I still have some of the negative symptoms, but not all.

@SetCCC I have pain like you and I m now on HRT for almost a month. I hope it will help my pain like it helped you. I m on estradiol patch and progesterone pill.

Fat regulates hormones. Our ancestors did not have such a dreadful menopause. Their were no artificial hormones needed. Since the establishment said red meat was bad, fat was bad, women's and men's health deteriorated with the rise of agriculture. More medicines, more ailments. Our great grandparents were not prescribed tons of medicines. It all stems down to diet. The American standard diet has made sugar manufacturers rich and Americans the most sick and fat that we have been in history. For back to eating mostly meat, eating natural non processed foods, exercise moderately and see how you feel before you subject yourself to this. What do you have to lose. Reset your body for 30 days ketogenic diet, add things you want vack in individually to see how you feel. Eat for health. We need vitamin D supplements because we don't eat enough meat and aren't outside as much as we should.

@hollandanish5557

11 күн бұрын

There is another factor in this analysis. Most of our ancestors were dead by the age of 45. If I had died at the age of 45 then my health history would have been spectacular. There is a good chance that I will live to the age of 85 nowadays. It's a whole different ball of wax. Our domestic pets illustrate the longevity differences. A cat living on the street without the healthcare we afford our pets, vaccines etc live about 3 to 5 years our indoor cats tend to live 12 to 16 years. Throughout history there have been individual humans who have extordinary long and healthy life spans. They tended to be the outliers. There are also distinct populations that have exceptional menstrual cycles. They begin their cycles very late in life and stop menstruating very early. This group of women do not have as much bone density or muscle loss as the average long lived female. Again these groups are outliers. A good diet and lifelong exercise improve almost everything that ailes us from depression to post surgical recovery. But what works for one person may not for another. We are a long way still from having a perfectly tailored strategy for each individual but we know more than we did yesterday.

@CM7777...

10 күн бұрын

You have no clue what kind of menopause our ancestors had. There are no eye witnesses, and there was no written language. Please!

@radmilazoranpopazivanov4435

9 күн бұрын

@@hollandanish5557my ancestors almost all Lived to their 80-90, one uncle still alive turning 100 in few months

@EnergizedHealingfitness

7 күн бұрын

My grandmother had a Huuge mustache by the time she was my age, I don't, science dearies.

@luv2travel2000

5 күн бұрын

@inga Well said. 👍

Is it okay to take HRT Patch on top of the contraceptive pill?

Wow, that’s a hell of a thumb nail image of your guest. I wouldn’t be happy with that if I was her.

Please discuss when women can’t do HRt due to breast cancer and so on

My nightly hot flashes stop the moment I stop eating sugar, and stop eating past 8pm.

I never used anything and unfortunately sceptical about any medical interventions from hereonin-

When should I stop taking HRT?

I used to clean for a lady that was on HRT she got breast cancer and died…..My mother was on natural compounding pharmacy hormones for many years is 75l still alive….

Menopause had its challenges, but I did not take HRT and I'm glad I did it naturally.

@wednesday321

11 күн бұрын

There is a reason the body is turning it off. I decided to trust nature.

@wendyhutchinson5820

11 күн бұрын

@@wednesday321a 100 years ago the life expectancy was not much beyond the time of menopause. It’s not comparable today. I myself am 50. My son is grown and won’t be resigning myself to sleepless nights, hot flashes, and mood swings. I have a job that I want to excel at and I can’t go in there having had no sleep and mood swings that make me want pinch someone’s head off. Sign me up for HRT! ASAP! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@philippahall2510

10 күн бұрын

I’m totally with you, this is a natural process and yes I get their are symptoms but I would rather not, it is natures way

@wendyhutchinson5820

10 күн бұрын

@@philippahall2510 “natures way”, also historically had us dying not long after menopause. I’ll take the HRT. 🤣

@silverbaker2194

9 күн бұрын

I tried to do it naturally for a few years, but in the end I am so glad I am now on HRT, the anxiety, insomnia and mood swings have all disappeared and I feel better than I have for a very long time. I still have the weight gain and low energy, but the cognitive struggle has passed.

Is there a full length version of this?

@shaynaformity1384

7 күн бұрын

Yes, it's called The Menopause Doctor: This Diet Delays Menopause.

Biote is fabulous!! 🎉

When does the fluid retention from estrogen use alone subside? That is one thing that sucks.

I watch all the KZread influencers praise HRT - but it made me bleed like regular periods. My doc took me off and is exploring other HRT options. Why do none of these channels talk about any downside to HRT because there is

After one year of taking HRT I developed DCIS (early breast cancer) & had to have a single mastectomy. HRT is a breast cancer risk factor, end of. I was & still am perimenopausal. As always, only one narrow view & no challenge.

@ads13924

9 күн бұрын

It is a factor, it's a positive correlation as being protective over certain cancers and has no effect in others. People get breast cancer on hrt or not.

@mushymystic

8 күн бұрын

@@ads13924 being a woman is a risk factor for cancer, especially ovarian cancer. Like you say, corrlation is not causation and over the years I now have a definite impression that cancer patients will look for anything to BLAME their getting cancer on... it's luck of the draw, regardless of whether its oestrogen dependent or not.

@cleanqueen75

8 күн бұрын

The synthetic estrogen like Premarin may cause breast cancer…not the bio-identical kind.

I have a question: why doctors do not prescribe HRT when there is an increase risk of cancer, such as genetic? If it doesn’t cause cancer why is that doctors would stop all HRT immediately if woman has a tumor

My worst most intolerable symptom was weight gain and HRT causes weight gain in MANY MANY women…so choose carefully.

There isn't enough research on women's health. I would rather stick to my alternative therapies that I know have worked for centuries for women. Another aspect is that it is a natural process, it's a life change. No one needs to suffer as it is a wonderful process (like every other stage in life). I'm not sure I agree with this woman.

How should women with PCOS who haven’t had a (regular or any) period for a long time before their 40’s know when to consider HRT?

@carolyngoatley24

10 күн бұрын

That's a great question. I don't know if Menopause Barbie goes over that but she may be able to answer you. She has a very educational channel on youtube.

If you have put in an IUD, you wouldn't be getting a period anyway. How would you know you're entering menopause then ?

Its so refreshing to see so many comments from women who accept this is a natural process too 🙌 sometime i feel like an alien when people look at me baffled because I would prefer to work with what my body is doing instead of popping pills to stop it 🙄 go girls 👍👏x

@lorijane1973

9 күн бұрын

Yes! I tried HRT for two years. I felt so much worse and gained 20 pounds. I had been in menopause for 8 years. My doctor should have never put me on the hormones because I had no remaining symptoms. It’s never a one size fits all solution for women. I am eating better and exercising and feel better than I ever did on the hormones.

@ericamee5285

9 күн бұрын

@lorijane1973 good on you for finding a way that suits you 👌 I wish you well and the best health ..ps I stopped all sugars and lost all excess weight, energy back and aches and pains gone .. if you haven't already have a look into it , only if you need too of course 😊

@ads13924

9 күн бұрын

Very personal decision. It's true, it is against nature. However, so is most of the medical professions interventions in life

@ericamee5285

8 күн бұрын

​@@ads13924 I agree , and do all I can to avoid if possible 👍

@AlexSmith-oq5wo

7 күн бұрын

It might be against nature but if it wasn’t for HRT I would have ended my life by now.