"CLKD- many symptoms remain because once your oestrogen is gone, it's gone! So unless everything is kept reasonably under control with HRT, all the problems associated with loss of oestrogen (like VA, joint pains, risk of osteoporosis, dry, itchy skin, etc) stay with us for the rest of our lives'
So in many ways the menopause isn't so much something you “go through and come out the other sideâ€, but a permanent change"
Sorry have to disagree with this Wilks, not everyone needs HRT ( those who have complete hysterectomies probably do need it if suitable) to keep the above at bay, the body continues to make estrogen or estrone from body fat and adrenal glands and for a lot of women this is enough to not suffer from above mentioned. At least 50 percent of women don't suffer from dry itchy skin , VA or osteoporosis, my self included. The ovaries continue trickling out hormone post menopause and for some women its enough to keep their body and looks, along with a healthy lifestyle, attitude etc.