Many women have never had HRT explained and feel confused about the different types of HRT and also about the benefits and risks of HRT. Dr Rachel Hines explains.
From weight gain, memory issues, hormones + exercise failures to kids, parents, dogs, men, holidays and return to work, a menopausal diary
After six months, I felt worse. I had “brain fog”, couldn’t think clearly at work, cried at the most inconvenient moments, had random hot flushes in the day and didn’t want to leave my house. I stopped socialising with friends or speaking on the phone to anyone and piled on an enormous amount of weight. […]
This tendency to gain weight is a natural part of ageing, rather than being due to the menopause itself. However, the drop in oestrogen levels that happens at menopause has the effect of redistributing body fat, so excess pounds tend to settle round the waist as unwelcome ‘middle-aged spread’. Worse, developing an ‘apple shape’ as […]
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