MenopausED

I celebrated my birthday this week. I was born in 1962 and turned 62 this year.

My birthday gift to you is some tips for navigating menopause that have helped me along the way.

Like you—probably, since you’re reading this—I experienced hot flashes and night sweats (vasomotor symptoms), fatigue, weight gain, very itchy skin, anger, irritability, extreme mood swings, headaches, and vaginal dryness and painful

Since my risk of breast cancer was higher than average, I decided not to take Menopause Hormone Therapy (MHT) and opted instead for improving my symptoms through lifestyle modifications.

By the way, if you’d like to know your risk for breast cancer and whether you are a good candidate for MHT or not, let’s talk - DM for more info.

For my tips for navigating menopause that have helped me read my blog on my website (check below for more info)

THIS is very personal to me since one of my closest friends was diagnosed with colon cancer in her 40s. She advocated for her health and for a colonoscopy and probably saved her own life while told she had hemorrhoids.

Rapper, actor, and activist Bishop Brigante is 45-year-old and is battling Stage 4 colon cancer, which he says was caught too late. That's because for two years of SHOWING SYMPTOMS no one tested him for colon cancer. "You're too young to have colon cancer"... Wrong.

Bishop wants Canadians to have easier access to colonoscopies and says advocacy has given him newfound purpose.

Please sign this petition and let's ensure Canadians with colon cancer can live longer and better.

Can you spare a minute to help Teresa Isabel Dias? 4,675 signatures are still needed! Lowering the Age Criteria for Colonoscopy Testing to Save Lives.

Great information.
Sleep poorly? Seek the advice of a sleep therapist. Really! They exist and are very helpful.

Unfortunately, there’s not much data on menopause among African-American women and other minority groups.

It’s widely recognized that women, in general, have been neglected in research and healthcare, and this is especially true for menopausal women.

Black women experiencing menopause have been particularly neglected.

A recent scientific review, based on 25 years of research, found that Black women typically reach menopause about 8.5 months earlier than White women and suffer from more severe symptoms like hot flashes, depression, and sleep problems. Despite this, they are less likely to receive hormone therapy and other medical or mental health services than White women are.

Structural racism, which affects access to resources and opportunities, is believed to be a major factor in these disparities and even in symptoms experienced by women. Additionally, Black women may be less likely to report their symptoms or to acknowledge their effects on daily life. And there’s a tendency among Black women to normalize or downplay their menopausal symptoms, even when they significantly affect their well-being. 📢For more resources on communities talking about the experience of Black women in menopause, check out these Instagram accounts:


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✅ MENOPAUSE MASTERY: EMPOWERING MIDLIFE TRANSITIONS
With Kate Milne and Teresa Isabel Dias
August 24 - 28, 2024

(Link in the comments 👇🏼

Many women reach perimenopause and feel like their life has changed overnight. What’s worse many think they are the only ones going through this humongous change and feel isolated and lone.

No one prepared you for midlife hormonal changes.

The silence, secrecy, and shame surrounding menopause leave you unprepared for what is going on physically, mentally, and emotionally in midlife.

Navigating menopause can feel overwhelming.

Do you struggle to figure out where to start?

Is conflicting information confusing?

Are you seeing an impact on your health, looks, relationships? On your family?

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