I'm not complaining about the MenopauseMatters website or forum, just stating a fact, HRT dominates the forum, and I have absolutely nothing against it, it's the current trend and a complex topic. I prefer discussing scientific evidence than personal experiences and experiments with hormones. I do not post on any other public forums or social media, but I discuss this topic with friends (including doctors and scientists)
What sort of scientific evidence do you want to discuss and how will that help you deal with menopause symptoms?
The two HRT studies in the early 2000s did an enormous amount of damage and millions of women are suffering today because of those wretched studies.
If a menopause/HRT study is conducted and then another study comes along and conflicts with it and then, horror of horrors, a third study comes along and conflicts with the first two, what are you going to do? Do you pick the study that gives you the most convenient answers and go with that?
Well said CLKD.
Maybe you're confusing HRT with Menopause. There's a lot of research out there, besides 'the two HRT studies'.
What you are describing is how science works, and as imperfect as it is it's the best thing we have so far to help us take informed decisions.
I don't 'pick studies', and I have no idea what you mean by 'convenient answers', I read the articles, read the references, author's affiliation and confict of interests, and I keep reading them because there is no ultimate truth in science.
In the meantime I try to make sense of what is happening to my body.
If I need a drug for a medical reason, I take it, but not before careful consideration regarding my medical history, including genetics and other drugs, supplements or herbal teas that could interact with that particular drug.
This is how I try to have some control over any health issues I might have, including menopause. I don't know any doctor who actually 'knows' my body from the medical point of view to do it for me. (and that's why I find it troubling that many women seem to think Louise Newson knows their bodies better than themselves).
I usually don't trust information regarding drugs and treatments offered on social media, but if there is something that might help me, I read the available scientific articles about it and give it some thought before I discuss it with a doctor.
I'm not against people trying to feel better by following other people's advice, adults can (or should) think for themselves. This is a discussion forum (or so I thought) and the topic is 'Louise Newson'. She is a medical practitioner, not just a menopausal woman discussing personal experiences in a public forum.
I don't post any more on MM because my interest in HRT in just scientific, given that I'm not taking HRT, but every time I have posted evidence that doesn't quite fit into what some members want to read (is that what you call 'convenient answers'?), they just ignored my posts, or commented that the video was 'too long' (along with a rolling eyes emoji). Funny, isn't it?
Find as much good quality information as possible and listen to your own body, Know Thyself. That's what I try to do.
This is my last post, but if I find anything really useful to post I will post again, even if nobody is interested, I just don't want to derail the topic, which I think is very important.
