‘It’s lonely going through the menopause at 35’ For new mothers, the first months with their baby are full of excitement, spent planning for the future. But for singer Michelle Heaton, now 38, it was a time spent planning a double mastectomy. ‘I was only 33 and still breastfeeding my first baby when I decided to have both breasts removed,’ she says. … Read More
Action is Everything
If you are experiencing menopause symptoms you may be wondering what you can do about it, what action can you take? Is HRT the only option? When I started to experience hot flushes in my early 50s I was working in an open plan office in a poorly ventilated building without opening windows. I was commuting every day in crowded … Read More
Not Just Hot Flushes
When you think about menopause the first symptom that comes to mind is generally hot flushes. If a book or TV programme wants to represent a woman character going through menopause she will be likely to be fanning herself frantically and saying ‘Is it me or is it hot in here?’ Of course, many women do experience hot flushes but … Read More
Menopause, What Menopause?
As women, we know we are going to go through menopause at some time but we don’t really want to think about it, right? We’ll deal with it when it happens. Why would you want to start thinking about it before it happens? From my conversation with women in their 40s I know that many women have very limited understanding … Read More