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This makes me soooo happy! I love the confidence in your words.

Cheers Sis 😎😘

Yes woman need all the help they can get 💝🧏‍♀️🙂GRASIAS🐞

I can't afford it unfortunately

What HRT are you on? If you don’t mind me asking. I feel I’m going crazy. I’m on the pellets but not sure they are working. I’m on my 3 set.

You are so welcome, Linda. I just love doing this.

What a lofty comment! Thank you so much, my dear. I am so happy to know that you're getting the education you deserve.

Thank you, Charlotte. I love making these videos, having the consultations, and doing whatever I can to help women. It all makes me very happy and you very healthy.

Thank you so very much, my dear. I am so thrilled to give you the menopause education you deserve.

I'm so glad it's helped you. I know the topic is a practical and desirable one, but you would have had a difficult time making much use of it if you hadn't seen the ones that precede it.

Amazing thank you! At 47 still have period and mild symptoms every now and then, nothing bad yet. My dr suggested that i get Mirena 20mcg/24 claiming it's healthier for me as l am getting headaches before and during my period and she said i wont have period some months or it will last for a day or two if i get the IUD. But at this age i have no idea what changes are taking place in my hormones and my body .Please let me what you think

You make me so happy! I love knowing that this education is helping you. Keep watching, my dear. And don't hesitate to schedule a consultation at MenopauseTaylor.ME should you want my personal help with anything.

I agree about " the ignorance in the medical community is astounding" and not only in the subject of HRT..it's like hotels..they should have stars from one to 5 stars ..because there are huge discrepancies and often one's life depends on it

This is one of the reasons I'm educating YOU. No one will ever take care of you as well as you take care of yourself. And you can only do that with a real education. My hope is that women will learn the facts and demand more of the medical & alternative professions. If women don't do this for themselves, no one will ever do it for them. Menopause is THE most neglected topic on Planet Earth, despite the fact that half the population spend half of their lives in the state of menopause! That's unacceptable. And that's why I'm doing what I can to change the situation.

@@MenopauseTaylor indeed Dr Taylor .You're an exception as well as exceptional :-)

You are very kind to say that. I'm just so proud of you for being proactive and getting this education.

@Chris Chris Sweden is way backwards. What is basic medical care in the US is just not available to the masses in Sweden. If you even mention anything medical to a doctor, you'll get yelled at -- and Swedes are not yellers. Ob/Gyns will get angry if you ask them about female hormones, because that's not part of their education, apparently. (Yes, it surprised me, too.) Swedish general practitioners have all of 5.5 years of post secondary education, after which some 80% of them don't read in the medical field, and it shows. Oh, and we pay roughly twice what Americans do, though we get about half the quality care (I'd argue much less, especially since 2015.) Were it possible for me to go to the US right now, I'd do it, then I'd doctor shop.

I'm so glad my teaching style serves you well. I love knowing that you're getting this education.

You are so very welcome, my dear.

What a sweet and loving comment! Thank you so much, my dear. This is very special to me.

I love it when you discover what's right for YOU. That's what this education is all about. And, by the way, progesterone relaxes most women. That's because it's the hormone of pregnancy, for the benefit of a baby. And a relaxed mom makes for a better incubator for a baby than an anxious mom. Most women have the misconception that progesterone “helps you sleep.” But the reality is not quite as advertised. Estrogen is actually the hormone that helps you sleep … like a baby, that is. Progesterone can help you sleep, but more like a zombie than a baby. Here are the facts: Insomnia is a symptom of estrogen deficiency. So if you take adequate estrogen, you will sleep deeply and continuously throughout the night and wake up perky and energetic in the morning. But if you take progesterone, things will be a bit different. Instead of just getting a good night’s sleep, it will make it difficult for you to wake up in the morning, make you feel sluggish when you do get up, and leave you feeling like a zombie all day. You’ll feel like you could sleep standing up. And you’ll have a hard time being productive. The reason women “hear” that they should take it at night is because the Alternative community claims that it helps you sleep. Progesterone gives you that all-day drugged, drowsy, you-could-sleep-while-standing-up feeling that is so characteristic of early pregnancy. With progesterone, you do not merely get a good night’s sleep. You get a sluggishness that lasts all day (which is good during pregnancy because it makes you lazy so that the baby gets more calories to grow). But now that you’re peri-or post-menopausal, you don’t want to be sluggish all day. So, if you want to sleep like a baby at night, take estrogen. If you want to be sluggish like a zombie all day, take progesterone.

@@MenopauseTaylor YES! Exactly my experience!

@@lisabrooks844 This education empowers you.

@@MenopauseTaylor Yes it does! You are a blessing to so many. Thank you!

You are so very welcome, my dear. This is the menopause education you deserve. If you start with video 1 and watch them all in order, you will understand everything.

You are so welcome, Sue. If you want to see the videos all lined up in order, you can go to my website, MenopauseTaylor.ME, and click on the RU-vid Video Tutorials tab. There, you'll see them in order and can just click on the thumbnail to watch them.

Karen, You make me so happy! I am thrilled that you're getting this education and feeling confident in how you manage your menopause.

You are so very welcome. I just love making your menopause easier.

Exactly! Or, schedule a consultation with me ... but you can do that on my website.

Does your HRT have progesterone ? Go back to listen she said if you do t have uterus you don’t need progesterone . Conjugated estrogen contains all 3 hormones .

I'm so glad you'e getting this menopause education! It's what you deserve.

Welcome to my channel, Henry. I love it that you're learning about all these important things. Be sure to share this with all the women you love.

@@MenopauseTaylor Thank you so much

I will be sure to tell all my women friends. Menopause is a struggle for so many

You are so very welcome, my dear.

I am such a nerd. So you must be, too! I make flow charts for all sort of things.

Yes...I confess. I am a nerd. ;)

Thank you so much for appreciating my efforts. This is the menopause education that all women deserve. My big dream is for all women to get this education in their 20s!

You are so very welcome, my dear. I love it when my menopause education helps you.

Good! I'm a chart fanatic.

Interesting to hear your experience. I had a horrible experience with the copper IUD (Paragard). It put me in early perimenopause, and I had horrible anxiety, along with massive weight gain within three months (50 lbs), and several other issues (including plantar fasciitis, and terrible anger issues). I had a feeling it was the IUD, so I had it removed after 4 years of dealing with its misery. It felt like my body sighed in relief... I literally felt a physical high when I was driving home. After having it removed, I no longer had the peri-menopause symptoms (insane hot flashes, constant cold/hot at night, and felt a sense of calm), the plantar fasciitis, that I had for a year, disappeared in 3 days and never returned. The only thing is that the weight never dropped. I'm currently experiencing natural perimenopause, but it's so much more manageable compared to having the IUD. Hence, why I know the IUD option would never work for me. I, too, was given an oral prescription for progesterone recently for continuous bleeding. My first "." while on it was so heavy, that I couldn't leave the home to go anywhere for three days. I don't know if it's the progesterone that is doing this or what. My periods were heavy, but never this bad for several days straight. The doctor's goal, he said, was to regulate my cycle. I'm going to give this a try, but not so sure about this.

I had the Paragard for 10 years and loved it. For that reason considering the Mirena. I know some people have had bad reactions, for me it was the best decision ever. In China, iuds are their primary form of birth control. Way back when they started using these, 60s/70s, they had some serious issues so they were pulled off of the market. I didn't even know an IUD was an option in my 20s and 30s. It was great, no hormones to interrupt my natural ones. And my sex drive, which had reduced to nothing, came back to a normal again! No one told me that birth control pills kill your sex drive, but it did. Just my experience.

I just love knowing that you are n the menopause education you deserve. I love every minute of delivering it to you.

I teach you how to navigate the system to get what you want as well as teaching you the science. I love the enthusiasm in your words, my dear.

You are so very kind. Thank you so much for appreciating my efforts.

The key to success is really knowing how to navigate the system. It's something I tailor to every situation in consultations. Here, I give you general guidelines. And you can see that these guidelines make a big difference in getting what you want.

You are so very welcome, my dear. I love helping you in any way I can.

That's my goal!

Than YOU for appreciating my efforts!

You are so welcome, Jacqueline. Please don't hesitate to schedule a consultation withm,e. I can help you avoid thorny issues like this and prevent ever having to deal with going off your hormones for unnecessary reasons. If you need me, schedule at MenopauseTaylor.ME.

You are so very welcome, my dear!

You are so welcome, my dear fellow nerd.

Well, thank you so much for the compliment, mu dear. I am so glad this education is helping you.

I'm so glad you liked it, my dear.

Same

She totally is!! I’m so grateful to have found her! Have been binge watching her videos from the very beginning of her series nonstop since a few weeks ago. She is a gift to women 🙌🏼💖

Welcome to "Menopause University," Carol. If you start with video # 1 and watch all my videos in order, you will definitely understand everything. If you watch them randomly, you will sabotage your entire menopause education. And if you ever want me to tailor everything specifically to YOU, just schedule a consultation with me at MenopauseTaylor.ME. I am so glad you're here getting the menopause education you deserve.

Okay, understood and thank you.

Dr. Taylor, I started from the beginning and on video 3. I am optimistic about learning as much as I can to help me manage my season of menopause, but I also already have a Dr appointment next week. This video already helped! It gave me understanding of the good questions to know. I am optimistic that your video series will indeed help. It's never too late ☺️

@@carollittleraindrop5748 Each video will definitely help ... but, as with any real education, it is never the whole story. Many women watch a few videos and then go to their doctor and make every mistake in the book to burn their bridges.That's why I urge you to have a consultation with me first.

This entire education is life-changing ... for the better!

Im so glad it helps you. my dear.

You are very kind, my dear. I love giving you this education. If you start with video 1 and watch them all in order, you will definitely understand everything. And if you ever want my help in tailoring everything specifically to YOU, just schedule a consultation with me at MenopauseTaylor.ME

I'm glad you found me, too! If you start with video # 1and watch them all in order, you will definitely understand everything. If you watch them randomly, you will completely sabotage your entire menopause education. And if you ever want me to tailor everything specifically to YOU, just schedule a consultation with me at MenopauseTaylor.ME.

And I should mention...I've stopped the progesterone cream!

Laura, Your really should schedule a consultation with me to really understand all this. It would help you immensely ... for the rest of your life. It is true that you never need progesterone if you have no uterus. There is no such thing as "estrogen dominance." (Can you imagine men being upset at the notion of being "testosterone dominant"?) You have been conned by the alternative camp with the progesterone-is-the-answer i;;price. And most women only use testosterone to boost their sex drive due to all the masculinizing side effects. But telling you these tidbits is not what you deserve. You deserve the whole story so that you can tailor everything to YOU and balance YOUR options and manage YOUR menopause YOUR way. That's precisely what you'll get with a consultation. Here's how a consultation works: 1) You would schedule a one-on-one consultation at my website, MenopauseTaylor.ME, choosing a time that is convenient for you. I do consultations on Skype, FaceTime. Facebook Messenger, What’s App, and the phone. 2) I would send you an email to confirm that you are scheduled for the stated time, and invite you to send me as much information about yourself as you please. You can make it brimming with details and tell me about your reproductive life, any gynecologic problems you've had, your symptoms of peri-menopause, and your symptoms of post-menopause. You can include all your fears, concerns, and goals for your menopause management. You may also send me any labs, mammogram results, bone density results, etc. that you would like me to include in designing your protocol. For instance, if you want to adhere to a certain category of management options (herbs or diet & lifestyle, or whatever), you should tell me that. I will give you a deadline for sending all materials, and will not accept anything after that date. 3) I'll get busy creating a document that gives you all the education you need to understand absolutely everything, points out the pros and cons of each option, and tailors it all to YOU, using the information you have provided. The document will be loooooong. Most are over 30 pages. 4) I will send you the document by email 48 hours before your consultation. You will benefit greatly by reading it in advance. Light bulbs will go off like crazy, and if you're like most women, you'll feel that you've already gotten your money's worth. 5) During your consultation, we will review the document and address any issues you want in order to fine tune everything and determine your best options. I'll tell you exactly how to find the right kind of professional, how to have the conversation in order to get what you want, and the nuances of things like guidelines and insurance. I leave nothing unaddressed. 6) You will go to a professional of your choosing in order to get the actual hormones or whatever you choose to use. 7) After the first consultation, I'll hold your hand (forever if you want me to). In other words, you'll be able to schedule mini-consultations (15-minute or 30-minute, in addition to full consultations) whenever you need to. I'll keep records of your situation. Most women schedule mini-consultation whenever they go to the doctor and don't understand what he or she said, or why. I translate. I make sense of everything. Most schedule mini-consultation whenever they have a new test and they want me to explain the results. And all schedule mini-consultation whenever their situation changes and they need to re-weigh and re-balance their options. The time you spend with me will make everything about working with any other professional so easy. And they will love the fact that you have an actual education rather than a bunch of misconceptions that you got form the Internet. If your initial hormone regimen is not right, you'll want to consult with me before going to your doctor. I can prepare you for what to expect and what to request. So, that's my role. And nobody else on earth does this kind of thing but me. So, I hope you schedule a consultation and let me hold your hand (figuratively). I hope to meet you soon!

Thank you, my dear.

I covered dosages in videos 85 & 90. But you need to watch all my videos in order if you really want this education.

Well, you are, too, my dear. You are so very welcome. I love making these videos for you.

You'll learn a lot more about this in your consultation, with it all tailored specifically to YOU. That's the big key to success. I look forward to meeting you and helping you.

Oh, thank you! This means there's a little nerd in you, too.

Please, please, schedule a consultation with me (at MenopauseTaylor.ME). I will help you get what you want. There is so much more to it than you could possibly imagine when it comes to understanding your doctor's situation.

You are very welcome, my dear.

Well, thank you, my dear. I am just so glad you're here getting the menopause education you deserve. And if you start with video #1 and watch all my videos in order, there is no way you won't understand everything.

You are so very welcome, my dear.

That's my job. I'm glad it's working for you.

You are so very kind, Emanuela. Thank you. You are an excellent student.

Thank you, my dear. Just know that birth control contains much higher dosages than HRT.

The labels are academic. Women are not robots. Many women have loss of their estrogen (POST-menopause) before they stop having periods. Bu definition, if you're still having periods, or hav had one in the last 12 months, you are labelled PERI-menopausal. But you do not hav to prove to anyone when you "crossed over."

Cheryl, Consider having a consultation with me. You don't have to feel bad. And all it takes is tailoring the options specifically to YOU. That's what I do in consultations. If you want one, schedule at MenopauseTaylor.ME.

You’re my age! Isn’t this all so depressing! I had no idea it would all be so bad at 52!

You're absolutely welcome!

I'm such a goofball. But, that phone is really in my home.

It made my heart leap!

Melanie, Nothing is about "women." Everything is about YOU, personally. I can help you with this in a consultation. This is precisely the kind of thing for which I do one-on-one consultations. You definitely need one. I cannot tailor things specifically to you in a comment box. It requires much more information than you can give me here, and you deserve much more information than I can give you here. No two women are alike, and addressing your situation requires tailoring all the facts specifically to YOU. I do them all via online video conferencing. You can schedule at MenopauseTaylor.ME. I look forward to meeting you and helping you.

It's my pleasure, dear.

You make me so happy. You see how empowering this education is.

I address all dietary options for reducing risk of each disease in the unit dedicated to that particular disease. You see, the biggest problem is the way people tend to generalize everything. I also presented a series of videos on nutrition. They were videos 108 - 118.

Lisa, Please schedule a consultation with me. This is precisely the kind of thing for which I do one-on-one consultations. You definitely need one. I cannot tailor things specifically to you in a comment box. It requires much more information than you can give me here, and you deserve much more information than I can give you here. No two women are alike, and addressing your situation requires tailoring all the facts specifically to YOU. I do them all via online video conferencing. You can schedule at MenopauseTaylor.ME. I look forward to meeting you and helping you.

Kristina, I get that question a lot. And it always depends on the particular person and her particular circumstance. So, if you want me to help you assess YOUR particular circumstance, just schedule a consultation with me at MenopauseTaylor.ME. I do them all online, and I can tailor everything specifically to YOU.

It's my pleasure!

Lucy, my dear, you are so welcome. And I'll see you soon!

You should definitely schedule a consultation with me at MenopauseTaylor.ME. This is a much easier situation than you realize. I will help you, and I do all consultations online.

You are so very welcome, my dear.