Ill be back at the top of the hour but now it is time for a special programme. Now its time for menopause and me too young to feel so old. In which women share their experience of menopause early. I thought menopause was something that happened to older women and ifelt like i skipped a whole chunk of my life. I start menopause tomorrow. Even saying it, im like, sorry, is this real . she laughs i didnt know how to react. L i didnt know what. To say. Many of us dont think about the menopause until were in our forties, but it could happen to you earlier. At least one in 100 women in the uk experience it at a much younger age. I dont think there is enough i conversation about menopause in the younger age groups at all. Im getting the word out there for every woman. Being able to control my appearance in any way, shape and form gives me strength because, like, i dont have control over my health and, most of the time, the lack of control is what causes a lot of mental distress. This is soe m
from president biden s home in the us state of delaware. at an emotional meeting in new zealand, jacinda ardern hands over the leadership of her party and country to chris hipkins. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for menopause and me: too young to feel so old. i always thought menopause happened to older people and i skipped a chunk of my life. i thought menopause was something that happened to older women and ifelt like i skipped a whole chunk of my life. i start menopause tomorrow. even saying it, i m like, sorry, is this real?! she laughs. i didn t know how to react. i didn t know what. to sex many of us don t think about the menopause until we re in our forties, but it could happen to you earlier. at least one in 100 women in the uk experience it at a much younger age. i don t think there is enough i conversation about menopause in the younger age groups at all. i m getting the word out there for every woman. being able to control my appearance in any way, s
i ll be back at the top of the hour but now it is time for a special programme. now its time for menopause and me: too young to feel so old. in which women share their experience of menopause early. i thought menopause was something that happened to older women and ifelt like i skipped a whole chunk of my life. i start menopause tomorrow. even saying it, i m like, sorry, is this real?! she laughs i didn t know how to react. l i didn t know what. to say. many of us don t think about the menopause until we re in our forties, but it could happen to you earlier. at least one in 100 women in the uk experience it at a much younger age. i don t think there is enough i conversation about menopause in the younger age groups at all. i m getting the word out there for every woman. being able to control my appearance in any way, shape and form gives me strength because, like, i don t have control over my health and, most of the time, the lack of control is what causes a lot of mental dis
of confidence, loss of self esteem, brain fog can occur, sleeplessness, - so insomnia is a really classical symptom. i i was having to diagnose myself, you know what i mean? looking through symptoms and like, diagnosing myself. ok, so this is menopause. and, 0k, what can i get to help with my menopause? but this is things that should be done by medical professionals. this is something that a doctor should be offering to me. i shouldn t be having to google this myself and then asking the doctor to give me the specific medication i need. so that felt wrong. i had 13 years of no hormones, which has affected my health since. seven years ago, at the age of 32, i was put into premature menopause as the result of a radical hysterectomy for treatment for ovarian cancer. for me it was a huge sense of loss and when you are so young i did not fit into the stereotypes i don t think there was as much support as there perhaps could have been. i m also on hrt patches,
hot flushes, night sweats. they can experience some . digestive symptoms as well. they can experience some vaginal and vulvar symptoms. there are psychological. symptoms as well, so that can be irritability, i loss of confidence, loss of self esteem, brain fog can occur, i sleeplessness, so insomnia l is a really classical symptom. i was having to diagnose myself, you know what i mean? looking through symptoms and like, diagnosing myself. ok, so this is menopause. and, ok, what can i get to help with my menopause? but this is things that should be done by medical professionals. this is something that a doctor should be offering to me. i shouldn t be having to google this myself and then asking the doctor to give me the specific medication i need. so that felt wrong. i had 13 years of no hormones, which has affected my health since. seven years ago, at the age of 32, i was put into premature menopause as the result of a radical hysterectomy for treatment for ovarian cancer. for me i