Estrogen and the immune system with Dr Louise Newson Liz Earle Wellbeing 

I’m so sorry.

How are you now dear .hope you are better.tc

Hardly any.. awful attitudes the majority!

All women are different and experience.menopause differently. Nobody is telling you you have to take HRT. But HRT is beneficial for many women. Consider yourself lucky.

Yes BIG pharma prefer profit over people Every patient cured is a patient lost.. their motto.

You need to do a tad of research for your self Try The menopause Dr site its Dr Newsons own site, where you can apply for a consultation.. you should do a symptom journal too helpful for diagnosis. Or the Balance app download. Many gyne/ urologists really aren't upto scratch with the symptoms of menopause.. you may need vaginal estrogen pessary or cream or HRT or both... Please look at the site.xx

@@jappleyard2069 hello and thanks for the reply. I assume you are a doctor or work at a clinic? In any case, I had a positive appointment with a new gynaecologist today who gave me what I suppose is the standard „starter pack“ for perimenopausal women here. It is Estradiol gel (one pump) for the arm (0,6mg) with progesterone gel capsules to take orally, 15 days into my cycle. Pretty much what I’ve heard described on the various resources here. I am still taking the cortisone, but the doctor said once my period starts, I can start with the estradiol gel. I am very relieved and hopeful. I did download the app, and I have looked quite a bit at the site. I guess I just got quite desperate before knew much about HRT, and found out that this later treatment even exists. But I will ease off the cortisone and try the hormones first of course. Thanks for your help!

@@jappleyard2069 what is the name of the website?

There are some gynaecologists in Germany who refuse to prescribe HRT. They will refer to the out of date study results and discourage the woman from pursuing HRT. Those doctors are incompetent and negligible in their care and practice. Unfortunately, it is difficult to report this kind of clinician. As German doctors are well paid for screening, tests (Igel) items and operations patients that can be influenced to undergo these are prefered, pregnant women for example, and other clients/patients are discouraged from attending the practice. These doctors will not give a competent consultation and will not offer any advice even for urinary infections instead they will advise tests or an operation such as a curette/ablation although it was not required. There is some horrendous medical negligence being practised in the area of women`s health in Germany. Do make yourself knowledgeable and always ask the practitioner to please explain their reason and give them the new information. A negligible clinician will quickly ask an assistant to explain something in gibberish to you instead of showing interest in the latest study results. There are some very good gynaecologists interested in the health of their clients/patients but they are like a rare gemstone, show your appreciation to him or her.

Hi Shirley - I was so sad to read how much you are currently going through. I am post-menopausal and on oestrogen gel, which is a very safe way of taking oestrogen, and I have just had to Mirena coil fitted for the progesterone element. I was therefore wondering why your coil has to come out before you will be given oestrogen. Is it because you are peri-menopausal rather than post-menopausal like me. I can suggest a really good RU-vid channel called Meonpause Taylor, she's an American gynae doctor and has about 250 videos. She suggests you watch them in order, rather than dipping in and out, and I agree with that. Each video builds on the last, and I have learned so much, I think I know more about menopause now than my doctor and I'm only on video 82. As Liz Earle says in this video "knowledge is power" and I hope that getting more information will empower you in your menopause journey. I was fearful of oestrogen before I started learning from her channel, now I know that oestrogen is our friend not our enemy. I hope this helps, stay strong, educate yourself and hopefully before long you will be back to the old you.

It doesn’t sound like you’re being taken seriously by your doctor-Find a different GP-good luck:)

You can start HRT at any age .. sooner is better

The North American Menopause Society website is where I located a menopause specialist near me. Best of luck to you.