How has a HRT shortage
I HAD a hysterectomy at 53 and was told that because I have endometriosis, I couldn’t have HRT for six months. To deal with the menopause, I opted for soya milk on my cereal with sunflower, pumpkin, sesame and linseeds. My only symptoms were a few hot flushes. This is a natural phase in a woman’s life that you just have to accept and get on with the best you can.
Mrs C. M. BURN, Banbury, Oxon.
I WENT through the menopause without HRT because of the increased risk of developing the oestrogendriven breast cancer suffered by my mother. I worked in a high-pressure job, researched and took natural remedies, exercised and watched my diet. I understand some women suffer horrible symptoms, but why has it become an overwhelming necessity to take this holy grail of youthfulness promoted by celebrities? There is panic at the HRT shortage because of
the wrongful impression that without it you’ll be a dried-up, brain-fogged, little old lady unable to function.
JEAN McNAMARA, Greenhithe, Kent.
I SYMPATHISE with menopausal women because I’ve been through it and know it’s no picnic. However, I struggle to understand the panic over shortages of HRT. My grandmother’s generation managed to cope without it.
A. YATES, Wideopen, North Tyneside. I AM surprised at the hoo-ha over what is a natural stage for women. My mother didn’t make a fuss about the menopause and our family didn’t notice any difference in her moods. All she would say was: ‘Is it warm in here or is it just me?’ I had hot flushes and night sweats from the age of 47 to age 60, but just carried on as normal. Why take anything that interferes with nature? I’d like to say ‘Man up, ladies!’ but would be lynched by the woke brigade.
BEV GRAVES, Herstmonceux, E. Sussex. NO DOUBT I will be in trouble for being a man who has an opinion about the menopause. It’s nothing new and has always been part of female life. My wife carried on without HRT. Of course, men like me don’t know what women are going through, but I can assure you that we sympathise with you and thank the Lord there will be an end to it.
M. PETTY, Waterlooville, Hants. I FEEL so sorry for women approaching the menopause who are being fed horror stories. Many like me pass through it without trauma. It’s a normal physiological change, not an illness.
J. GREEN, Burton upon Trent, Staffs. AS SOON as I received my diagnosis of oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer, I was taken off HRT and have struggled ever since. The worst symptoms are hot flushes, night sweats, joint pain and brain fog.
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