Menopause is one of the most misunderstood and under-discussed stages in a woman’s life. Clinically defined as the point when a woman has gone 12 months without menstruating, the average age for menopause onset is around 51.1
It’s not just about the end of reproductive cycles – it’s the result of a dramatic decline in key hormones like oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone.
This hormonal drop can lead to a cascade of uncomfortable and sometimes debilitating symptoms, that profoundly impact a woman’s quality of life, yet for too long, society and even the medical profession have trivialised them as mere inconveniences.1
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has long been the standard treatment dating back to the 1950s, however it comes with well-known risks. Here, I argue that as bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) is available on the NHS, it should be the gold standard for…
