I eat very well , walk 6.5 miles x 7 days a week come rain or shine , slim, take ferritin and vitamin D.
Not ONE hot flush , but boy oh boy the lady who wrote this has NO idea about vaginal atrophy, because of it comes and bites her literally on the bum , she will be downing the HRT.
I was the ultimate Miss au natural , never been on the pill , dyed my hair or wear make up , but I now use systemic and local HRT all to give me any hope of quality of life , because like ancient runner I can't sit , barely walk , only wear skirts with no pants, they REALLY don't warn us , I am one of the younger ones for VA but a lot of people think I've made it yay , then early mid 60s bam vagianl atrophy big time.
Interestingly my mind does not like HRT doesn't overly agree with me , but life is far more miserable without it re VA.
Splitting episiotomies, burning vulva, atrophied labia and clitoral hood are no fun , I was truly SHOCKED when I looked down there , I have told my daughters to look and check there vulva areas every month like there breasts.
I am writing a book at the moment on all this , nothing may come of it but my daughters will have my VA
memoirs at least and be forewarned , forarmed.
I am so passionate/ annoyed about it ( the hush hush dirty secret ). That is devasting for so many women , who put up and shut up , so we are the generation that need it to be heard and recognised.