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Sex, myths and the menopause - channel 4 tonight

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Theeyeballsinthesky · 12/05/2021 08:22

Looking forward to this. Clips I’ve seen look good and there’s lots of focus on how women as a class have bern ignored and let down over this issue

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Theeyeballsinthesky · 12/05/2021 21:43

My GP was great and prescribed HRT without demurring and topical oestrogen when VA kicked in last year

But so many women are struggling and suffering in silence. I belong to a VA support group & the nos of women forcing themselves to have painful sex out of fear of DH/DP leaving or being nagged into it because DH/DP misses sex makes me weep

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OwBist · 12/05/2021 21:38

Am watching. And am angry. I have my appointment at the Newson Clinic on Monday. Because the NHS refuses to apply NICE guidelines to me (and probably many, many other women with a similar medical background). I'm very grateful that I'm in a position to go private, but why should I have to?

On a positive note, a lot more than 10% of my friends are either taking it, or plan to take it (if medically suitable). As long as we can get prescriptions, of course...

Lottapianos · 12/05/2021 21:37

I think it's really good so far. Very clear and accessible info. And constant references to women women women, 51% of the population etc and no irrelevant nonsense

WarriorN · 12/05/2021 21:34

10% of women take hrt.

WarriorN · 12/05/2021 21:34

Brilliant programme, I'm in treats for these women.

I've experienced being palmed off with antidepressants when I actually had, it was much later discovered, a chronic medical condition.

I was at university and as a result didn't do well and lost many friends as I simply couldn't function. Then was horribly addicted to seroxat, which made me worse, (before they knew of the issues.) it profoundly affected me. I can well imagine how awful this is for so many women.

It's also woefully unclear when peri starts, which I think this programme helps with.

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Theeyeballsinthesky · 12/05/2021 21:21

This is such a good programme. Blunt and bold in pointing out that the NHS is pretty hopeless on menopause, how appalling it is that GPs receive no specialised training on the menopause even though it affects 50% of the population and just generally allowing women to talk openly about how crap the menopause can be made worse by the stigma surround it

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seedlingrain · 12/05/2021 10:24

Ooh this looks good

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