HRT should be available over the counter.Even a few years back, when I was going through menopause, the conversation was nowhere near as newsy and loud, while in my mum’s day the topic was hardly aired at all.
Women would whisper about ‘the change’. Some even mouthed it like Miranda Hart’s sitcom namesake, who used to give the silent treatment to the word ‘sex’.It’s great we’re acknowledging it more openly because it’s a part of life, like reaching any other milestone, and for many, it isn’t always an easy journey, physically or psychologically.
Genuine support and understanding can only help. That said, it would be a mistake to throw a negative net over the entire experience.
It can also usher in a sense of freedom. The start of a new chapter.For me, the first symptom was that my face, without warning, would fire up as if powered by a portable furnace.
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