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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

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

From Hormone Hell to Feeling Well: A True Story

November 18, 2014 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

Woman sitting in windowsill drinking coffee to illustrate From Hormone Hell to Feeling Well

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

Lost for Words: Living with a Stammer

March 1, 2013 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

woman with a stammer with hand on mouth

There’s a beautifully written article about stammering in The Guardian this week by the writer Maggie O’Farrell. Entitled ‘The monster in my mouth’ she describes how she’s always stammered and has developed coping strategies over the years that she still uses today: …regard the telephone as an instrument of treachery, exhort others to speak for […]

Filed Under: CONDITIONS, HEALTH, HEALTH MEMOIR, MENTAL HEALTH Tagged With: stammer, stammering, stutter, stuttering

HRT and Me: Using Testim Testosterone Gel as a Woman

February 14, 2013 by Angie Macdonald 133 Comments

A box of Testim testosterone gel tubes

I’ve received a comment on my post HRT and Me: The Battle for Testosterone from a reader asking how I’m getting on with my Testim testosterone gel and I realised it’s probably time for an update on my experience of using bio-identical HRT. The answer, in a nutshell is, I’m feeling well but think I […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, HEALTH MEMOIR, MENOPAUSE Tagged With: bio-identical hormones, HRT, menopause, Testim gel, testosterone

Hypnotherapy and Wart Removal

February 6, 2013 by Angie Macdonald 1 Comment

close-up of a hazel coloured eye

When I was eight a wart appeared in the centre of my right thumb. It was a hard, calloused lump and I used to enjoy colouring it in with ink from my fountain pen. What Causes Warts? At the time the myth about warts was that they were caused by frog urine, but as I […]

Filed Under: CONDITIONS, HEALTH, HEALTH MEMOIR Tagged With: HPV, hypnosis, hypnotherapy, mind body medicine, wart removal, warts

HRT and Me: The Battle for Testosterone

November 9, 2012 by Angie Macdonald 91 Comments

a box of evorel 50 patches, a box of utrogestan 200 tablets and a tube of testim gel

I’ve just taken my first dose of testosterone.  Not because I want to change my gender or take up body-building, but because I would like to feel like a normal woman again. Back in August I wrote about my menopausal journey so far and my experience with synthetic HRT, namely Prempak-C.  After two months of […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, HEALTH MEMOIR, MENOPAUSE Tagged With: bio-identical hormones, HRT, menopause, testosterone

HRT and Me: My Experience of Prempak-C and Weight Gain

August 24, 2012 by Angie Macdonald 45 Comments

Prempak-C HRT box and tablets

On Sunday I took my last dose of HRT.  After a couple of months on Prempak-C I decided that I wasn’t prepared to live with the side effects. Prempak-C and Weight Gain Looking through the photos of myself taken over the Summer the change in my appearance was obvious. Over the course of two months […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, HEALTH MEMOIR, MENOPAUSE Tagged With: bio-identical hormones, HRT, menopause, peri-menopause, prempak-c, prempak-c side effects, weight gain

Life in the Fast Lane: My Brief Attempt at Intermittent Fasting

August 15, 2012 by Angie Macdonald 2 Comments

close up of guage on empty fuel tank

Desperate times call for desperate measures, so the saying goes. After a year or so of trying various diets without any success, and excited about the many benefits of intermittent fasting, I decided to give it a try. The idea of being able to lose weight, improve my health and increase my longevity through fasting […]

Filed Under: DIETS, HEALTH, HEALTH MEMOIR, NUTRITION Tagged With: 5:2 diet, diet, fasting, intermittent fasting, weight loss

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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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