I, too wish that I'd had more information about perimenopause before I was smack in the middle of it. The good news, though, is that I think we're the last generation that will feel like that. My sister, who's 43, has been aware of what to expect with perimenopausal changes since she was in her late 30s. I think it's like everything -- with better science comes more information, and with more information comes better science, especially as we keep asking questions and being determined to find the answers.
One of the reasons that it is so difficult to manage perimenopause and menopause is, however, that so much of the information is conflicting. Even if one trusts only medical doctors who deal regularly with these conditions, the information can be radically different. Do nothing. Use hormones. Use synthetic hormones. Use bioidentical hormones. Use natural treatments only. There are books upon books, philosophies upon philosophies, and testimonials upon testimonials. Even allowing for the fact that every woman is different and needs individual treatment, the philosophies still can seem in direct opposition to one another.
Let's hope that one thing we do for the next generations is smooth out the rough spots in the science, especially where hormone replacement is concerned.
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I, too wish that I'd had more information about perimenopause before I was smack in the middle of it. The good news, though, is that I think we're the last generation that will feel like that. My sister, who's 43, has been aware of what to expect with perimenopausal changes since she was in her late 30s. I think it's like everything -- with better science comes more information, and with more information comes better science, especially as we keep asking questions and being determined to find the answers.
One of the reasons that it is so difficult to manage perimenopause and menopause is, however, that so much of the information is conflicting. Even if one trusts only medical doctors who deal regularly with these conditions, the information can be radically different. Do nothing. Use hormones. Use synthetic hormones. Use bioidentical hormones. Use natural treatments only. There are books upon books, philosophies upon philosophies, and testimonials upon testimonials. Even allowing for the fact that every woman is different and needs individual treatment, the philosophies still can seem in direct opposition to one another.
Let's hope that one thing we do for the next generations is smooth out the rough spots in the science, especially where hormone replacement is concerned.
March 16, 2009 - 8:52amThis Comment
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