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HRT and Me: Utrogestan vs Cyclogest Natural Progesterone

February 6, 2016 by Angie Macdonald 69 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

HRT and Me: Fibroids, Polyps and Adenomyosis

February 13, 2015 by Angie Macdonald 12 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 161 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

2015 New Year’s Resolution – Be Organised

January 9, 2015 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

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Happy New Year! May 2015 be filled with unexpected moments of joy, good health and that special happiness that comes from being organised. It’s the end of the first proper work week of 2015 and if you’re anything like me, you’ve probably found this week a bit of a struggle. After the dietary excesses and […]

Filed Under: LIFESTYLE, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Tagged With: 2015, be organised, clutter, decluttering, goal setting, new year's resolutions, procrastination, resolutions, task list, to do list, your best year yet

From Hormone Hell to Feeling Well: A True Story

November 18, 2014 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

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A few weeks ago I told a story at the In This Body conference in London. Called From Hormone Hell to Feeling Well, it is the story of how I first experienced menopause symptoms when I was thirty. I was misdiagnosed, told that my symptoms were “all in my head” and eventually referred to a […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, HEALTH MEMOIR, MENOPAUSE Tagged With: audio, depression, early menopause, empowered patient, HRT, In This Body, menopause, perimenopause, premature ovarian failure, storytelling, testosterone, testosterone for women

In This Body: A Unique Conference on Female Body Experience

August 22, 2014 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

Bronze statue of female bodies to illustrate In This Body conference

What is it like to be a woman? As a woman, how do you experience being and living in your body? These are just some of the questions that Rona Steinberg and Mary Ann Mhina found themselves asking. They realised that they “wanted to provide a space for women to share and witness what it’s […]

Filed Under: NEWS, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Tagged With: being a woman, conference, female body, female body experience, In This Body, menopause, storytelling, womanhood

I Survived (and Enjoyed) a Public Speaking Course

March 13, 2014 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

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Sweating palms, dry mouth, flushed face and a heart beating so fast my chest hurt. I was pumping more adrenalin than a bungee jumper whose harness had just snapped. I knew that the only way to overcome the fear and anxiety I was experiencing was to take my turn in front of a group of […]

Filed Under: PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Tagged With: anxiety, communication, confidence, fear, fear of public speaking, ginger training and coaching, overcoming fear, public speaking, sarah lloyd hughes, speaking

2014: Your Best Year Yet!

January 8, 2014 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

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Happy New Year! I wish you happiness and good health in the year ahead. I love the beginning of a new year. For me, it’s an opportunity to wipe the slate clean, approach life with renewed energy and focus on what I want to achieve and experience in the days and months ahead. New Year’s […]

Filed Under: LIFESTYLE, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Tagged With: 2014, goal setting, goals, new year resolutions, new year's resolutions, resolutions, your best year yet

#UnLabelled at TEDx Covent Garden Women

December 19, 2013 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

Logo for TEDx Covent Garden Women UnLabelled Event 7 December 2013

Picture the scene. 250 people on their feet, shouting ‘F**k the Labels’ at the tops of their voices and rejoicing in the sheer power and freedom of it. For me, that moment was the highlight of the TEDxCoventGardenWomen* event on 7th December when 12 speakers took to the stage to share with us their approach […]

Filed Under: CULTURE, LIFESTYLE, NEWS, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Tagged With: #UnLabelled, feminism, inspiration, labels, TEDx, TEDx Covent Garden Women, TEDxCoventGardenWomen, women, women's issues

It’s Complicated: Mourning the Death of my Father

November 28, 2013 by Angie Macdonald 2 Comments

white lily against a black background, symbolising death, grief and mourning

I never got to say goodbye to my father. He died in September, just hours before my flight left London for Durban, South Africa. I had rushed back to London after completing the Cotswold Way, bought my plane ticket and hoped I would make it back in time to say goodbye. But I was too […]

Filed Under: RELATIONSHIPS, WRITING TO HEAL Tagged With: complicated relationships, death, death of my father, father daughter relationship, grief, grieving process, mourning

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