HRT Safety & Efficacy updates: 20+ years on from the WHI study that scared women into stopping or never starting HRT Part 2: Published: 13/07/2022 This is the second in a two-part summary of the Newson Health Menopause Society (NHMS) webinar on the HRT situation 20+ years on from the study by the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), which halted women’s hormone health overnight. You can read part one HERE As for part one, please note: This article is my interpretation of the webinar and my understanding of the data given and explained. I am not a doctor so can only give my experiences and inte ..read more

NHS Guidance April 2022 Women have 3 hormones to consider: Estrogen, Progesterone and also Testosterone. (not everyone knows about the third one!) Testosterone is produced in the ovaries and adrenal glands in larger quantities than Estrogen, and it’s a vital hormone. Symptoms of low testosterone levels are:  Low self worth/mood Low motivation Low libido Low pleasure levels Brain fog Bone loss Decreased muscle strength Memory changes As you can imagine, these symptoms may also be due to low estrogen levels so the usual practice for your doctor will be to make sure your estrogen levels are ..read more

You may know about the HRT supply issues of 2021/22 or you may not have been affected, but let me assure you that I and many people more important than me were not about to allow this to continue! I have been campaigning and educating on HRT (including supply issues) for many years so this problem is close to my heart. Dr Susanna Unsworth is a menopause specialist GP, speciality breast clinic doctor and friend of Menopausal Not Mad. She is passionate about helping women to access the right HRT and hormone support. During the most recent HRT shortages she said: “Whilst I recognise there has bee ..read more

We were so honoured that our HRT Facebook community was selected from thousands of applications worldwide, to be a valued member of the 2022/23 Community Accelerator programme! This was and still is a huge acknowledgement of the work we do and we continue to make the most of the opportunities this acolade offered to us in order to help more people. How Were We Selected? The selection committee looks for communities who would benefit most from the unique programming offered and have the capacity to engage fully in the program. This includes: A Vibrant Community: A community using Facebook Group ..read more

Recovery! Welcome to the more intimate part of the blog! (also known as the part where we get into the detail of gynae recovery!) Little pre warning that within this episode, I will go into some detail about my personal experiences which you may not want to read so please proceed with caution.  For those of you following this blog…apologies for the long wait between this part and the previous part four. I have had a few health challenges to address as a result of the surgery which have been quite time consuming and very annoying to be honest! If you’ve ended up reading this blog before r ..read more

Decision Time: It’s an Individual Thing! Hi! Well you’re reading the second of my ramblings about my pelvic health journey so I assume you’re either on a similar path or just like to read my ramblings! (or you’re just interested in bowels and uteruses like me!) If you’ve ended up reading this blog before reading Part One then you have no idea what I’m talking about so feel free to hop over to the first blog HERE Making Decisions As I mentioned last time, I’m an embarrassingly prolific oversharer in the real world so in keyboard world it’s never going to end well! I have a bowel and bladder pr ..read more

Operation Time! Welcome to the part of my blog that you really want to read! … The Operation Bit! Little pre warning that within this and the next blog entry, I may go into some detail about my personal experiences which you may not want to read so please proceed with caution. I have however only shared the photo of my uterus within the private facebook group so don’t panic that you’ll come across this further down! (What do you mean why do I have a photo of it?! That’s normal right?!) If you’ve ended up reading this blog before reading Parts One, Two and Three then you have no idea what I’m ..read more

Background: It’s Nothing Serious! Hi there! I’m Jane and this is the first of the lighthearted but fact based and hopefully helpful blogs on my journey towards, & follow up to, hysterectomy and prolapse repair (currently aiming for October 2022) I can sense you closing your legs at the thought of that already! but don’t panic!, I’m all about identifying the practical solution and positivity in everything, so you’re in good hands and I promise to be kind as we travel through this together. I do tend to say it how I see it and sometimes go off on a tangent but we’ll still end up in the same ..read more

 HRT Safety & Efficacy updates: 20+ years on from the WHI study that scared women into stopping or never starting HRT Published: 12/07/2022  As an associate of Newson Health Menopause Society (NHMS) I recently attended an excellent webinar on the HRT situation now that we are 20+ years on from that awful, flawed and hugely damaging study by the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), which halted women’s hormone health overnight. Dr Sarah Ball offered an informative update during the 90 minute session which I have tried to summarise for you below. Unlike my usual blog posts, this is qui ..read more