Question:-How long dose menopause last?
Reply:- The menopause has the precise meaning of  ‘The Final period’
so it can only be looked at retrospectively when you have NOT had a period for 12months although the symptoms may last up to 2 years

Question:-Going through menopause do you suffer from joint pains?
Reply:-Yes the effect of the loss of oestrogen and deficient in collagen,causes  joints to become stiff & painful. Exercise is important, remain active,
Ensure your diet has a good source of omega’s 3 6 9 found in fish & oil supplements

Bioidentical  hormone therapy. Tailored for you
After a series of blood tests, urine or saliva, which measures your hormones,  from these results a specialist doctor will guide the prescription of drugs tailor to suit YOU .
This is called ‘compound prescribing’

Question:-
 I’m 47 and recently have had a period that lasted longer than usual, passing  lots of clots. A week after finishing I am having another period. I have been unusually tired as well.
I assume this is the start of the menopause but wondered if there is anything I can take to stop this [...]

Changes that take place and sometimes take over our lives are different to every women. These first experiences can be overwhelming and frightening,  changes to us, as well as  have profound effects on our family too.
Be up front, say that the next phase in your life has started and that you need support, [...]

Caution is urged in the use of Bioidentical hormones,
Why the are called Natural hormones! and how do we get them.
Diet -watching what we eat and our life style go a long way in making the menopause as natural as possible, in the USA they also have in the form of Natural bioidentical [...]

Question:-Having had regular periods lasting about 5 days with normal bleed all of a sudden my period lasts about 14 days and is very very light starting again a fortnight later. I am approaching 50 and have started to have hot flushes, is my period problem normal. I have a coil fitted which was fitted [...]

Question:- I’m 47 and until a few years ago my periods were very regular (within a day or 2) they then became irregular   I went 50 days between periods  My doctor said I may be starting the menopause, but no hot flushes.Blood test did show higher hormone levels but as I started my period a [...]

Question:-I am 60 years old and still suffering from hot flushes, mood swings, short temper, everything gets in my nerves, stress /anxiety attacks even when deciding which programme to watch I get anxious bad feeling in my chest and then followed with a hot flush.How long can this go on???
I started menopause at [...]

Question;-I’m 45  I started feeling strange sensations in my body at odd times in the month.Sometimes feeling weak in the arms and legs (almost tingly). I find that if I miss a meal I feel just dreadful, even though I may not feel that hungry. My breasts can tingle more than they used to and [...]