Thank you for your kindness! I'm on cyclo progynova and I feel it's ok, my gyn insists on it. I asked him to try micronized progesterone and he said that it can be a choice for later. I'm not in UK. I m grateful for hrt cause I really don't know what can happen to our brains and our bodies without estrogen. My mum had her menopause at 46, she took tibolone and she said that menopause wasn't a big deal for her.
Premature meno is far more
Hi and welcome to MM Emerald2017
Premature meno is far more common than most people or even the medical profession want to recognise. You are not alone.
There are some poor girls who get their meno in their early 20s!!!!
My menopause started in my mid 30s, as did my mother's and grandmother's menopause - so it is in the family. My mother is 89 and is in good health and could easily pass for 80 or even younger. I am 61 and doing well thanks to HRT for many years - I have now stopped systemic HRT.
There are women in their mid 50s still getting periods but they look 65 - how well we cope with the menopause transition will vary greatly. I believe that age is very much an attitude of mind - having said this, the menopause does mess with our heads and it is common for many confident women to find they loose this confidence when meno hits.
Using HRT will help to protect your body from the damage that oestrogen deficiency can do so you should not think of yourself as ageing faster due to premature meno. Maintaining a good diet and exercise regime is vital, whether one has a premature meno or not. The way we age is also genetic - oestrogen doesn't necessarily make that much difference to the ageing process. A good diet with plenty of exercise is much more important to stave off premature ageing.
Clearly you feel a premature menopause is impacting badly on your whole life - I would suggest you get some counselling and CBT to help you come to terms with all this. BE glad that in this day and age, HRT is around to protect you.
What HRT are you on? Some HRTs can give low mood so maybe we can give you some advice regarding this?
DG x
There are some poor girls who get their meno in their early 20s!!!!
My menopause started in my mid 30s, as did my mother's and grandmother's menopause - so it is in the family. My mother is 89 and is in good health and could easily pass for 80 or even younger. I am 61 and doing well thanks to HRT for many years - I have now stopped systemic HRT.
There are women in their mid 50s still getting periods but they look 65 - how well we cope with the menopause transition will vary greatly. I believe that age is very much an attitude of mind - having said this, the menopause does mess with our heads and it is common for many confident women to find they loose this confidence when meno hits.
Using HRT will help to protect your body from the damage that oestrogen deficiency can do so you should not think of yourself as ageing faster due to premature meno. Maintaining a good diet and exercise regime is vital, whether one has a premature meno or not. The way we age is also genetic - oestrogen doesn't necessarily make that much difference to the ageing process. A good diet with plenty of exercise is much more important to stave off premature ageing.
Clearly you feel a premature menopause is impacting badly on your whole life - I would suggest you get some counselling and CBT to help you come to terms with all this. BE glad that in this
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