#Menopausal Health

[3liza]

the number of afab people replying to the pain poll going "yeah I've broken limbs and had 1st degree burns and given birth but nothing tops my menstrual pain" is so fucked up it is unbelievable. and I was right there with everyone else until I stumbled on a low dose progestin regimen that just made me stop menstruating. which I would recommend to everyone except it just doesn't work for everyone. ask your doc about it though, it won't cause permanent side effects or injury to try it out. i take norethindrone 2.5mg 2x/day. this dose has to be different for each patient to work correctly, that's just what I take. there's some research to suggest synthetic progesterone like norethindrone is carcinogenic so I'm going to look into switching. anyway i just got extremely lucky. there is seriously nothing like it. it was the worst pain I ever felt until the urology incident and frankly I think the menstrual pain was already a factor in the outcome of the urology incident

[meirimerens]

youtube shorts is just tiktok without being on the app the amount of "i'm a [qualification] and [misinformation]" could make one turn their skin inside-out in protest. "i'm a board-certified OB-GYN & it's only been about the last hundred years that women have actually experienced menopause. We didn't live long enough to experience it" how can you be so incredibly wrong about something so integral to your practice. King of the Hittites Hattusilis III was told in 1250 BCE that his sister was too old to reproduce at age 50+. Aristotle wrote in the 4th century BCE that women stopped menstruating between ages 40 to 50, common menopause ages today still. i cannot begin to tell you how 4th century & 1250 BCE don't really count as "the last hundred years" unless that -s is doing a lot of heavy lifting. waiter waiter more misinformation laws.

[blackexcellence]

The North Carolinian feminist, mother, and healer Omisade Burney-Scott, joined us to chat about menopause. As the creator and curator of Black Girls' Guide to Surviving Menopause, Omi shared insights about the change, her work, Love Craft Country, and she was sure to create a vibe.

Check out Omi's podcast Black Girls Guide to Surviving Menopause

Want to hear the WHOLE conversation? Watch the full interview HERE.

[chadots]

Everyone should receive a guide at age 39 to prepare themselves and their loved ones for the absolute absurdity of perimenopause. I’ll get it started:

Has your personal temperature has lost all contact with reality?

Can you not fall asleep because your feet feel dry?

Do certain smells make you inexplicably angry?

Congratulations! You’re perimenopausal. Don’t worry. It only lasts 4 to 10 years.

[mindblowingscience]

Why do humans experience menopause? It's a question that some women going through the symptoms might have asked themselves more than once. Scientists are also baffled. From an evolutionary perspective, animals generally take every chance they can get to have as many offspring as possible to boost their odds of survival. So why have some species evolved to have menopause, in which females live many years after they stop being able to reproduce?

Continue Reading.

[ursulakats]

Okay, we need to talk about perimenopause. Again.

I've been suffering from severe panic attacks that like to pretend they're a heart attack (as in, near-indistinguishable) and come without trigger or warning for years and years. No doctor, no therapist, no gynaecologist, no one ever mentioned that this exact symptom could occur due to fluctuations in oestrogen and/or progesterone levels.

I only figured it out now, because we were trying to treat excessive sweating with oestrogen gel for three months, and when that didn't work, I stopped taking it. And, after a break of three months (which had never happened in the years I've had the attacks), the panic attacks were back. Only now, I knew what to look for, and guess what I found 😑

So, should you ever be treated for something that behaves like a heart attack, and your heart is checked and okay, it might be (early) symptoms of perimenopause. Even if you think you're too young. Talk to your gynaecologist. (Just, really have your heart checked, okay? 😅)

Please share! Someone might need to hear this.

[gramarobin]

[allhailthe70shousewife]

I AM NOT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AND I AM NOT GIVING ADVICE. I am perimenopausal and I read that alcohol can make perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms worse. I was drinking maybe 1/2 a beer to 3 beers a week. I decided to stop all alcohol and see what happened. I feel better. I realized I had been experiencing horrible hangovers from sharing one beer with my husband. It’s like even small amounts of booze just made feel poisoned. (I still smoke the same amount of weed.) So if you are perimenopausal or menopausal and having a rough go please talk to your doctor about what you can do to make it easier on you.

[pro-birth]

Boron, a trace element found in many plant foods or taken as a supplement, is gaining popularity as a preventive against osteoporosis in menopausal women. Osteoporosis makes bones weaker and more brittle and thus more likely to break, and it’s connected to low estrogen levels, as occur naturally during menopause. 

We have previously written about the importance of ovulatory cycles for bone health, especially during the crucial bone formation years of women’s 20s and earlier. Since women on hormonal birth control (HBC) are at risk of bone density loss, should boron be recommended for these women as well? Let’s look at what research has to say on the uses of boron and whether it might make sense for HBC users to take. 

[suzieb-fit]

My three reasons to smile for Sunday -

1. Knowing I have the energy and determination to live well, no matter what my body keeps throwing at me.

2. A beautiful morning, not as cold as yesterday. But hey, it's only October 😂.

3. An excellent pyramid workout. Although I committed the cardinal sin. I deadlifted with my ego, not my strength.

That's one golden rule I tell anyone I've ever trained with weights!

I'm clearly stronger on my squats. I'll behave myself next time.....I was just being lazy with not wanting too much time changing the plates. Silly old woman 😂.

Anyway, that was a great workout! I equally love and hate the fabulous women's fitness expert, Stacy Sims, for making me aware of the benefits of sprint intervals 🫣

A second little walk after lunch finished today's fitness.

I have eaten well, of course. That is just a non negotiable. No matter how restrictive my diet feels to be right now, I'm heavy on high quality nutrition.

[ursulakats]

Gynaecologist had my blood checked twice (two weeks apart), and I got the results. My progesterone levels are waaay lower than they're supposed to be, even if I were post-menopausal, which I'm not 😑 So I'm getting more pills in addition to the oestrogen gel...

Who knows, might help.

[eatclean-bewhole]

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[thetalkingguineapig]

Had an interesting discussion at the gym yesterday with questions about menopause and how some women start pre menopause earlier or have more symptoms than other women etc. so that got me wondering if there have been any studies trying to answer certain question we had? Does having children earlier effect when you enter menopause? If youve never been pregnant would that effect your symptoms and when it starts? How does the amount of children you have effect the timing and symptoms of menopause? Would be really interesting and helpful to know if/how pregnancy, or lack of, influences these things.

[silvergeek]

For anyone in the USA:

Look guys, I need you to please not ignore this post.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6749/text

Please go to the link and contact your representative. Please ask them to vote to pass the house Menopause bill. Please. I'm begging you on a personal level.

Trying to get satisfactory medical treatment has been emotionally challenging. My GP, psychiatrist, and even my gynecologist, have extremely limited knowledge on how to treat perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms.

These symptoms are NOT just physical. They also affect women on a psychological/emotional level.

When estrogen decreases, so does serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine, and even endorphins. My symptoms have included chronic insomnia, night sweats, hot flashes, dry/bleeding skin, hair loss, air hunger, sleep disordered breathing, heart palpitations, as well as sudden onset of anxiety and depression without any direct cause.

My doctors are **confounded** and it has been four years of not getting proper treatment. I have even dealt with some nasty, dismissive attitudes from doctors. Why? Because next to NO research exists to back up the very common symptoms I am bringing to them.

They need MORE training, across all specialist fields! Please pass this bill. We need more research and better training.

Please don't ignore this. Please scroll down and contact ypur rep and ask them to vote to pass the bill. I don't care if you hate your rep (I hate all of mine). Ask them anyway.

[tears-that-heal]

My mind is majorly scattered on countless bunny trails, and I know so few will make a full circle back. 🐰 Dear Lord, it’s so exhausting! It was Phil & Mod who released them all. 😵‍💫 They’re so annoyingly, chaotic. It makes me nauseous. My heart is pounding, heavy breathing, a little dizzy and aches all over. Sitting in a quaint coffee shop while my female body slightly shakes from this disorder that plagues me. Dearest Lord, I need you! Help me stay focused and sane. Keep me moving forward in Jesus name! I seriously couldn’t deal with this life without you. ❤️

*Phil and Mod = PMDD & Menopause