After much backwards and forwards to the doctors I have been told to read up on HRT before making my decision as to whether I want to go on it. So any advice would be gratefully received.
Briefly, periods started getting erratic couple of years ago, plus have family history re early menopause (I am now 46), but doctor just wanted me to keep an eye on them first and log when had etc. After a few months I was sent to hospital to see gynaecologist who didn't really want to know and told me that there was no such thing as early menopause!! Went back to see my doctor who when told this couldnt quite believe her attitude. Anyway, had coil fitted year ago, see if that helped, it didn't. Now been getting hot flushes, irritable, not had period since Aug, and then it wasn't a 'proper' one, plus my sister who is 2 years younger than me has been told she is going through early menopause. so now at point deciding re HRT.
I have to say my doctor (who is male) has been absolutely brilliant over this. He has listened, told me to read up on risks and benefits before prescribing. He has been my doctor for years and I saw him when expecting 20 years ago, he knows my history with irregular periods, and I think this makes a difference too.
Best of all was his attitude to the problem. He told me that Germaine Greer once said that the menopause was liberating for women as it untied them from their monthly cycles, and women should imbrace it. On the other hand someone that he knew commented 'you take my HRT from my cold dead hand and not before'. However another comment was 'if men had to take HRT it would be in the water supply'.
I really would appreciate some advice, I need to do something to get this sorted and it looks as though I am going to decide the HRT route, just which one is the next decision.
