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Common Causes of Low Libido during Menopause

November 16, 2016 by Angie Macdonald 3 Comments

Couple in bed with low libido

Many women going through menopause battle with sexual changes which may range from vaginal dryness and pain during sex to difficulty achieving an orgasm. But by far the most distressing symptom is the loss of sexual desire. Low libido can impact your sense of self as well as your relationship with your partner. Common Causes […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, MENOPAUSE, RELATIONSHIPS Tagged With: causes, infographic, low libido, low sexual desire, sex drive, sexual desire, sexual dysfunction, treatment

Do We Really Need More Testosterone for Women?

October 11, 2016 by Angie Macdonald 8 Comments

ITV News screenshot 'Women should be offered testosterone to boost sex drive,' doctors suggest

Last week Nick Panay, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ (RCOG) spokesman on menopause, suggested that more women experiencing low libido should be offered testosterone on the NHS. Speaking at the Royal College of GPs’ conference in Harrogate, he spoke of how testosterone not only improved sex drive, but energy, wellbeing, muscle strength and […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, MENOPAUSE, NEWS Tagged With: female sexuality, HRT, HSDD, low libido, Nick Panay, sex drive, sexual response, testosterone, testosterone for women

HRT and Me: Utrogestan vs Cyclogest Natural Progesterone

February 6, 2016 by Angie Macdonald 88 Comments

Box of Cyclogest 400mg natural progesterone vaginal pessaries

Do I kill myself or give in to the uge to kill others? That’s what it ultimately came down to when I weighed up the difference between taking Utrogestan or Cyclogest natural progesterone. A year ago I wrote a post HRT and Me: Progesterone Intolerance in which I described the problems I had been experiencing […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, HEALTH MEMOIR, MENOPAUSE Tagged With: bioidentical HRT, bioidentical progesterone, cyclogest, HRT, natural progesterone, side-effects, Utrogestan

Here’s What I Know about Menopause…

January 6, 2016 by Angie Macdonald 6 Comments

Black and white close-up of eye and cracked face around it to demonstrate menopause

Here’s what I know about menopause. It will find you. It will blast through your life with the force of a pressure washer leaving every vulnerable area exposed. With all the debris and grime washed away, cracks and damage will be visible in HD clarity as if you’re looking at your life through a zoom […]

Filed Under: MENOPAUSE Tagged With: change of life, life change, menopause

The NICE Menopause Guideline Does Not Go Far Enough

November 20, 2015 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

Info graphic to illustrate the NICE Menopause Guideline

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued its first guideline on menopause last week. The guideline contains recommendations for doctors, nurses and hospital specialists working within the NHS on how to diagnose and manage the often debilitating symptoms that many women suffer during the menopause. The main thrust of the guideline, which […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, MENOPAUSE, NEWS Tagged With: bioidentical HRT, GP training, guideline, HRT, menopause, menopause clinics, NHS, NICE, NICE menopause guideline, Premarin

The Menopause Cure: Hormonal Health – Review

November 17, 2015 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

Book cover for The Menopause Cure: Hormonal Health by Jill D. Davey

At the age of fifty, Jill Davey felt as if a personality change had occurred and her body was in ‘breakdown’ mode. She started getting frequent infections and by the time she was fifty-one she had gone off sex, was sad, tired, having night sweats and felt unable to cope. Realising she was going through […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, MENOPAUSE Tagged With: bioidentical hormones, book review, Jill D. Davey, menopause, restorative medicine, The Menopause Cure: Hormonal Health

Testosterone Implants are Available in the UK

November 16, 2015 by Angie Macdonald 20 Comments

Chemical formula for testosterone written on a blackboard

Testosterone and oestradiol implants are once again available in the UK. According to a press release issued on 23 September 2015 by the British Menopause Society (BMS), Testosterone 100 mg Implants are now available from Smartway Pharmaceuticals Ltd (SP Ltd) in the UK. This will be welcome news to the many women who relied on […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, MENOPAUSE, NEWS Tagged With: menopause, testosterone, testosterone for women, testosterone implants

HRT and Me: Fibroids, Polyps and Adenomyosis

February 13, 2015 by Angie Macdonald 20 Comments

Close up of a red dahlia to illustrate fibroids, polyps and adenomyosis

This week I’ve mostly been thinking about my uterus. Apparently, a transvaginal ultrasound will do that to a woman. Up until this point I have to admit to a lifetime of thinking about other body parts; I fret about my liver, worry about my heart, and am acutely aware of my digestive tract, but I’ve never […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, HEALTH MEMOIR, MENOPAUSE Tagged With: adenomyosis, fibroids, gynaecologist, HRT, menstruation, oestrogen, oestrogen dominance, painful periods, period pains, polyps, retroverted uterus, thickened endometrium, transvaginal ultrasound, uterus, womb

HRT and Me: Progesterone Intolerance

February 6, 2015 by Angie Macdonald 165 Comments

Blister pack of pink pills in hand to illustrate progresterone intolerance

Things have not been going well for me lately as far as my HRT is concerned. I’ve been experiencing problems with both my progesterone and testosterone treatment. Low Testosterone Levels Despite the fact that I’ve been applying Testim gel very day for over two years now, a recent blood test showed that my testosterone levels […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, HEALTH MEMOIR, MENOPAUSE Tagged With: HRT, menopause, Mirena coil, perimenopause, progesterone, progesterone intolerance, symptoms, testosterone, Utrogestan

The Causes of Low Libido during Menopause

January 23, 2015 by Angie Macdonald 1 Comment

Winter trees to demonstrate low libido in menopausal women

Sex is something we may laugh about, even brag about, but if it’s becoming a problem in our lives and our primary relationship, it’s usually the last thing we want to talk about. For many midlife women experiencing the “joys” of menopause one of the most distressing symptoms is the loss of libido. Unlike hot […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, MENOPAUSE, RELATIONSHIPS Tagged With: libido, low libido, menopause, perimenopause, relationships, sex, sexuality

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I'm a fifty-something writer living in London and currently experiencing the 'joys' of menopause. Write Health is where I share my passion for all things related to wellbeing during the menopause. It's also where I write about my relationship with HRT; the highs and the lows. I hope you'll join me on my journey... Read More…

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