I. Introduction I know that I speak for a lot of other women when I say that none of my doctors told me anything about any changes or other issues that might come up in surgical menopause. So when I first started experiencing some short term memory loss, it was scary! Literally, going from screen…
Introduction It’s no wonder why women have trouble coping with surgical menopause anxiety. There are many symptoms and women are given little information. Natural menopause typically happens at age 51 and a woman can be in perimenopause for many years prior to menopause. Surgical menopause is when a woman has her reproductive organs removed either…
I’ll never forget the advice that I received from my doctor about the symptoms after surgical menopause. When I had my hysterectomy/oophorectomy, I was told to “lube, lube, lube.” Yep!! You read that right! Lube, lube, lube. I have a sneaking suspicion that I’m not the only person getting that wonderful advice… I know I’m…
Introduction My journey with “surgical menopause” started 5+ years ago and like I’ve said in other blog posts, “it blew the doors off of my life!” No exaggeration! I’ve covered several of the main surgical menopause symptoms, and I’d like to write about skin health after surgically induced menopause. This post will be all about…