Out of Touch on Menopause: Experts Respond to The Lancet's 'Over-Medicalization' Claims

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1. Yry going to the doc

With menopausal symptoms after you've had a partial hysterectomy! They removed my uterus but kept the tube's intact... against my expressed wishes, since I was prone to cysts and HST showed I was already entering menopause. But to most docs, it truly is all in your head... even if you repeat "partial hystetectomy" they act like you're done and over with, not realizing that still having the rest of the plumbing intact means you'll go thru a more or less normal menopause.

I started out treating myself with herbs...black cohosh, I think for hot flashes, and valerian for sleep. Eventually I got into an office with a female doc who truly listened and put me on HRT. It was like night and day in the way I felt. Many will try to scare you to death about HRT just like they did when you first went in asking for birth control pills. Im here to say Yippee for HRT!