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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: 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

Testosterone Deficiency in Perimenopausal Women

January 16, 2015 by Angie Macdonald 4 Comments

Female cyclist drinking water to demonstrate testosterone deficiency in women

Many women are unaware of the important role that testosterone plays in their sexual, physical and mental health and wellbeing. Testosterone is usually referred to as “the male sex hormone”. However, it is vital for female health and wellbeing, particularly during the perimenopause and after. Testosterone’s main function is to provide a sense of vitality […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, MENOPAUSE Tagged With: menopause, perimenopause, testosterone, testosterone deficiency, testosterone for women

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

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

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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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