I have to say that it seems odd to do something to "reinstate" something that has ceased naturally, i.e. a menstrual cycle in a body that is in menopause. And menopause is often a relief from perimenopause, in which a woman's cycle (especially mine) comes and then doesn't come, or lasts for 3 days and then 7 days, or causes mood swings and hot flashes. When it all stops, when the days of cramps and spotting have gone, it seems counterintuitive to want to bring that cycle back.
However, if there were health benefits proven to be a part of bioidentical hormone replacement that brought back a menstrual cycle, I think that would be worth listening to. I'd be interested to know if such things as endometriosis or ovarian cysts, for example, would most likely recur if a woman had problems with it before menopause. If that were the case, women (like me) might have an extra reason to resist.
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I have to say that it seems odd to do something to "reinstate" something that has ceased naturally, i.e. a menstrual cycle in a body that is in menopause. And menopause is often a relief from perimenopause, in which a woman's cycle (especially mine) comes and then doesn't come, or lasts for 3 days and then 7 days, or causes mood swings and hot flashes. When it all stops, when the days of cramps and spotting have gone, it seems counterintuitive to want to bring that cycle back.
However, if there were health benefits proven to be a part of bioidentical hormone replacement that brought back a menstrual cycle, I think that would be worth listening to. I'd be interested to know if such things as endometriosis or ovarian cysts, for example, would most likely recur if a woman had problems with it before menopause. If that were the case, women (like me) might have an extra reason to resist.
October 14, 2008 - 8:30amThis Comment
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