Menopause Myth #14: HRT and Weight Gain: Separating Myth from Metabolic Reality
"I don't want to start HRT because I'll gain weight." A 51-year-old woman sits across from me, clearly suffering. She's experiencing severe hot flushes (20-25...
Menopause Myth #9: More HRT Isn’t Always Better: Understanding Optimal Dosing
"Can't you just increase my dose?" I hear this regularly from women on HRT who are still experiencing symptoms. The logic seems straightforward: if a...
Menopause Myth #8: The Antidepressant Myth: When Mood Symptoms Are Actually Hormonal
"Have you considered antidepressants?" A 46-year-old woman sits in front of me, eyes red from crying. She's been experiencing overwhelming anxiety for six months —...
Menopause Myth #7 Menopause: Something to Dread or An Opportunity to Thrive?
Let's talk about the elephant in the room: the cultural narrative that menopause is something to dread. "The change." "Going through the change." "It's all...
Menopause Myth #6: Your Mum Had an Easy Time — Why Is Yours So Hard?
"My mum was absolutely fine through menopause. She barely noticed it. So why am I falling apart?" I hear this all the time in my...
Medical Menopause: When the Transition Is Sudden, Not Gradual
A 38-year-old woman is wheeled into surgery for an emergency hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy (removal of both ovaries) due to severe, life-threatening complications from endometriosis....
Menopause Myth #4: Post-Menopause: What Actually Happens After Your Periods Stop
There's a common assumption that once you're post-menopausal — once your periods have finally stopped for good — your oestrogen is simply "gone," and that's...
Menopause Myth #3: Understanding Perimenopause: Why Your Symptoms Change Week to Week
"I felt amazing last week. This week I can barely function. Am I going crazy?" This is one of the most common things I hear...
