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Thanks folks. Will check out the newsletter 

The gynae is a meno specialist. Hand picked and paid for! I've been to the NHS meno clinic before - take the pill they said. Try them all. I have. No further forward.

Yes. I believe it is reversible.

I can see from my searches on prostrap or zoladex, some members have had this. Hopefully they'll be along. 

As above, in many countries you can buy it OTC so definitely worth asking. If not I'd take half dose rather than full dose every other day so you avoid fluctuations.

Have you checked there is no chemist out there that stocks any form of hrt?

I think there's an article on this in the weekly newsletter.

Taz x

I declared taking HRT on my annual insurance.  It didn't affect the price.

Enjoy Amsterdam! It's a great place for a few days; walkable, lots to see and do and some lovely day trips (Delft and Haarlem (see the Corrie Ten Boom house which has a similar, but lesser know, story to Anne Frank's house).

I have no experience of chemical menopause but, if your issue is the huge spikes of estrogen that youve spoken about previously, then perhaps going down to zero and being able to add small controlled amounts back in may be worth a shot. Is it easily reversible if it doesn't work out?

 Agree with CLKD.
Definitely seek out a menopause specialist because you can’t guarantee the gynaecologist you see, will have the knowledge to answer your questions.

Are you looking at injections to shut down your ovaries? Or a hysterectomy? Either of these would probably stop the fluctuations. Then you may experience symptoms of no little to no oestrogen. This could happen immediately or take a few weeks.

Gather as much knowledge as you can, so you are able to make an informed decision. X

But when you are sat in a compromising position with someone putting a camera inside, you're hardly in a position to challenge.

I can be very assertive but when in these kind of situations I am like a lamb to the slaughter, nerves take over and its impossible for me to challenge anything.
The only time I was assertive was when after giving birth for the first time I needed stitches and that was the last straw, I told the doctor to bloody well hurry up I've had enough of all this, he didn't bat an eyelid, seen it all before I suppose.

There's something about being in medical places that can make people become really passive. I saw it happen with my mum and I was her advocate a lot of the time as she would never ask or challenge, even when it was young and clearly jumior doctors (house officer level). But I have also more recently seen it happen with me. This whole conversation about hysteroscopy has made me adamant I'd point blank refuse without being put to sleep for it, as I just can't guarantee I'd be able to speak up if I was awake and went through what some of the ladies here have gone through.

Joziel, just a thought are you sure your Dove shower gel isn't forming a barrier to you absorbing your gel?

Sometimes through anxiety you can dig yourself into a deep hole, I honestly don't think you have anything to worry about and the area is just susceptible to these kind of skin breaks.

I just feel so low and fed up !! Cannot concentrate on anything and just want to curl up in a ball and cry !