Carmel, 52 - Surgical Menopause At 42, my surgeon left one ovary which he said would give me a trickle feed of hormones. Within a few months I was experiencing menopausal symptoms, feeling very low and slowly losing myself, I suffered in silence for months before finally confiding in a close friend at a party who advised me to seek medical help and advice and that’s when at 43, I was given HRT patches and within weeks I felt like a new woman with her life ahead of her once more.
Chloe, 48 - Fatigue I told my doctor I felt as tired when I woke up in the mornings as when I went to bed, she said that this was an indication that I was at that 'stage' in my life; my body adapting to the perimenopause. I endometriosis which can cause me discomfort; I approach it in a holistic way through diet and exercise; this condition makes taking HRT problematic so I use alternative therapies. My mum had surgical menopause, when she took HRT she said she didn't feel her normal self'
Carmel, 52 - Surgical Menopause At 42, my surgeon left one ovary which he said would give me a trickle feed of hormones. Within a few months I was experiencing menopausal symptoms, feeling very low and slowly losing myself, I suffered in silence for months before finally confiding in a close friend at a party who advised me to seek medical help and advice and that’s when at 43, I was given HRT patches and within weeks I felt like a new woman with her life ahead of her once more.