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[rosie c]

Just caught a young gp on bbc1 breakfast news. They are now bringing  a check list out for gps to remind them off the symtoms of menopause. She mentioned irregular periods and hot flushes, well ...yeah ?  A 12yr old boy could probably tell you that  from them symtoms!! its SO much more.   At least my Gp has admitted he is not up to speed HRt. 

[rosie c]

Hes not up to speed WITH Hrt ... I mean !

[Galadriel]

I saw the tweet about the item and rushed to tune in. Needn't have bothered. Like you say rosie c, a youngster could have told you all those symptoms. 

I wonder what will be on the check list?

[honeybun]

Not a lot I would suspect.

Cynical.....who me 


Honeyb
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[CLKD]

It's getting people talking though ………  maybe send an e-mail to the Producers?

[rosie c]

The young gp said "because its not an illness, it gets over looked." Too right !! it may not be an "illness" but it sure as hell feels like a few illness' thrown together! we women have been bloody short changed for too long ! If men were going through "The Change," attitudes of doctors and society as a whole would be different. Sorry to rant but its true.!

[Joyce]

You rant away, we all feel similarly. High time GPs got their facts straight & showed a little bit more sympathy.

[rosie c]

Sparkle... i had a very frank and to the point talk with my gp, where i felt like i knew more than him ! he admitted he wasnt up to speed and said go and have a chat with the lady doctor !! How patronising. ! she was the reason i was talking to him in the first place, because she was so bloody useless.!! hence i am now going to pay for a private consultation with a specialist !!! fingers crossed.

[Joyce]

Shame you're going to have to pay. But maybe once you've seen someone first time it will effectively bump you up a list & you can be seen by same consultant under the NHS in future.