Well that was depressing. Im a 53 year old woman currently going through the menopause and I dont use medication at all. I use to get periods now I dont, big deal. This is not the experience of every woman I know but is also the experience of many of my friends. Maybe in Europe we treat menopause more as a natural and acceptable stage of life than as a medical conditon. Personally I think some of the depression etc that women feel is due to the time of life, children leaving the home and the realisation that one is getting older. Things that havent been looked at or dealt with in the past are suddenly unavoidable. Well now is the time to use the wisdom gathered over the years to face some of lifes truths and make decisions about where to go from here. Side effects like hot flushes can be eased with a little fan, sage drops or tea. Intercouse isnt the only way to have sex, try taking more time, more oral sex, use lubrication. My 74 year old aunt recently told me she still has a healthy sex life and shes single but pleasures herself at least twice a week. Believe me it isnt the end of the world its just another stage and you have survived so much, are so much wiser, enjoy your life .
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Well that was depressing. Im a 53 year old woman currently going through the menopause and I dont use medication at all. I use to get periods now I dont, big deal. This is not the experience of every woman I know but is also the experience of many of my friends. Maybe in Europe we treat menopause more as a natural and acceptable stage of life than as a medical conditon. Personally I think some of the depression etc that women feel is due to the time of life, children leaving the home and the realisation that one is getting older. Things that havent been looked at or dealt with in the past are suddenly unavoidable. Well now is the time to use the wisdom gathered over the years to face some of lifes truths and make decisions about where to go from here. Side effects like hot flushes can be eased with a little fan, sage drops or tea. Intercouse isnt the only way to have sex, try taking more time, more oral sex, use lubrication. My 74 year old aunt recently told me she still has a healthy sex life and shes single but pleasures herself at least twice a week. Believe me it isnt the end of the world its just another stage and you have survived so much, are so much wiser, enjoy your life .
October 10, 2009 - 5:25amThis Comment
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