Ystradgynlais Menopause Group

16/11/2023

https://youtu.be/ZlRjoXbvsKg?si=L_cu-ffE72J7SMZ8

Raquela Mosquera joins Dr Louise Newson in this episode to talk about the turmoil, anxiety and unexplained bleeding she went through during her menopause.Raq...

12/05/2023

Please watch this video
If you wiukd like to understand about progesterone. One of the hormones we loose when we reach the menopause.

Your Utrogestan questions answered by Dr Sarah Ball

https://youtu.be/MfjelYv-GZ4

05/02/2023

🧡What Happens During the menopause

What actually is happening with menopause is you’re getting a shift in hormones.
There are three hormones that are involved: estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone.
After menopause, you have a drop in these hormones, especially progesterone.
Progesterone works with estrogen—it helps counter estrogen. The massive drop in progesterone can cause estrogen dominance symptoms even though estrogen has dropped as well.
🧡Progesterone makes estrogen seem dominant because it drops so much more. But, the massive drop in progesterone may be what’s really behind many of the issues that occur during menopause.

05/02/2023

What are the common symptoms of menopause and perimenopause

Menopause and perimenopause symptoms can have a big impact on your daily life, including relationships, social life, family life and work.

It can feel different for everyone. You may have a number of symptoms or none.

Symptoms usually start months or years before your periods stop. This is called the perimenopause.

Changes to your periods

The first sign of the perimenopause is usually, but not always, a change in the normal pattern of your periods, for example they become irregular.

Eventually you'll stop having periods altogether.

🧡Mental health symptoms

Common mental health symptoms of menopause and perimenopause include:

changes to your mood, like low mood, anxiety, mood swings and low self-esteem
problems with memory or concentration (brain fog)

🧡Physical symptoms

Common physical symptoms of menopause and perimenopause include:

hot flushes, when you have sudden feelings of hot or cold in your face, neck and chest which can make you dizzy

difficulty sleeping, which may be a result of night sweats and make you feel tired and irritable during the day

palpitations, when your heartbeats suddenly become more noticeable

headaches and migraines that are worse than usual

muscle aches and joint pains

changed body shape and weight gain

skin changes including dry and itchy skin

reduced s*x drive
vaginal dryness and pain, itching or discomfort during s*x
recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs)

12/10/2022

Today I visited my hairdresser who is going through the menopause. Talking with her about the menopause it became apparent there are still many obstacles us ladies have to navigate our way through to access the correct information from doctors receptionist to doctors.
It became a general conversation in the salon with ladies from all ages , it felt quite liberating. Don’t by shy, embarrassed to talk about this !!

09/10/2022

Welcome to you all ladies, this is a support & sharing group for ladies to share their experiences who are going through the Menopause. The menopause can be associated with many physical and emotional changes for women, and this can make it a challenging and complicated time.
Getting yourself and others informed is a really important step. It'll give you an idea of what your partner, family member, friend or colleague might be going through
If you know someone who might be going through menopause or perimenopause, it's useful for you to find out more about how you can support them.