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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

The Menopause Almost Destroyed My Relationship

September 19, 2014 by Angie Macdonald 2 Comments

Red heart on snow to represent how the menopause almost destroyed my relationship.

Angie Macdonald was unprepared for the profound effect menopause had on her health and relationship, until she discovered testosterone. In February my partner and I celebrated our twentieth anniversary. But back in 2012 I wasn’t sure we were going to make it. Depressed, irritable and easily stressed out, I found myself experiencing heart palpitations, hot […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, MENOPAUSE, RELATIONSHIPS Tagged With: bioidentical hormones, low libido, menopause, menopause relationship breakdown, menopause relationship problems, perimenopause, relationships, sex, sexuality, testosterone, testosterone for women

Utrogestan 200mg Capsules Discontinued

September 4, 2014 by Angie Macdonald 13 Comments

Utrogestan 200mg capsules

I was shocked to discover last week that Utrogestan® 200mg Capsules have been discontinued. As from 1 August 2014 women who take Utrogestan® 200mg to treat infertility or menopausal symptoms will have to ask their doctors to write them a new prescription. Besins Healthcare Discontinue Utrogestan 200mg Capsules Belgian pharmaceutical company Besins Healthcare, who are […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, MENOPAUSE, NEWS Tagged With: bioidentical hormones, bioidentical progesterone, HRT, menopause, progesterone, Utrogestan, Utrogestan 100mg, Utrogestan 200mg

Jeanette Winterson and the Menopause

May 16, 2014 by Angie Macdonald 2 Comments

Screenshot of web images of menopause

In an article entitled Can you stop the menopause? published in The Guardian, writer Jeanette Winterson describes how she was left physically depleted after experiencing two years of mental breakdown. Even after her mind had healed, she was still struggling with low energy levels, problems sleeping and her hair was falling out. A visit to […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, MENOPAUSE Tagged With: BHRT, bio-identical hormones, bioidentical hormones, can you stop the menopause?, hypothyroidism, iron, iron deficiency, Jeanette Winterson, menopause, perimenopause

Is Your HRT made from Pregnant Mare’s Urine?

March 24, 2014 by Angie Macdonald 32 Comments

Screenshot from the Premarin website

If you’re pre or post-menopausal you may have been prescribed or even begged your GP for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to try and relieve some of the awful symptoms. Perhaps you’ve read up on the wonders of bioidentical hormones and decided you’d like to try them. But, if your experience is anything like mine, you […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, MENOPAUSE Tagged With: bioidentical hormones, HRT, hrt risks, menopause, pregnant mare's urine, Premarin, prempak-c

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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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