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Demystify the menopause -
power, potency and pizzazz!
Thursday 24th October 2019
© 2019 WEConnect International
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Menopause demystifiedpower - potency - pizzazz
Katie [email protected]
@Midlife_Matters
@Midlife_Matters
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Agenda
My story
What is ‘the menopause’?
Misdiagnosis: why it happens
Support options
An opportunity to redefine who you are
Next steps and special offers
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Those troublesome creatures …
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Itchy
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Bitchy
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What is the menopause?
From the Greek men (month) and pausis (cessation)
The ‘menopause’ was a term coined by French
physician Charles Pierre Louis De Gardanne in 1821
(le menespausie) – the ending of monthly
menstruation.
We are all born with a finite number of eggs, as these
start to diminish it prompts the hormonal rollercoaster,
when they are all gone – this is the menopause
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Two stages …
Peri-menopause: (Greek – near [peri])
the time from when experiences start to 12 / 24
months after your last period
Post-menopause:
the time following on from that 12 / 24 month time
span, with experiences sometimes continuing
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Some stats …
52% of the population are women
Around 57% of that 52% are between 40 and 60, the
two key menopausal transition decades
Not every woman will experience pregnancy and
childbirth, however every woman (if she lives long
enough) will experience the menopause
1 in 4 women consider leaving their job / career /
business during this transition due to the severity of
symptoms
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Our hormones and what they do
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Oestrogen is responsible for …
Promoting the development of breasts
The thickening of the endometrium
Regulating the menstrual cycle
Increasing vaginal lubrication
Increasing bone formation
Accelerating the metabolism
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Impact of dip in oestrogen
Verbal memory may be affected
The cause of mood swings and depression
It helps balance our hunger, so a decrease can lead
to overeating
Maintains bone density, so loss of oestrogen can
lead to osteoporosis developing
It protects the arteries, so low oestrogen levels may
increase the risk of heart disease
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Progesterone is responsible for…
Progesterone: promoting gestation
Promotes bone building and protects against
osteoporosis
Improves premenstrual symptoms (PMS)
Protects against endometrial cancer
Maintains lining of uterus
Prepares the womb for potential pregnancy
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Impact of dip in progesterone
As oestrogen drops and we become infertile,
progesterone becomes redundant, as it is not
needed to strengthen the lining of the uterus and
support potential pregnancy
Progesterone dips so low as to virtually disappear.
As it is the ‘normalising’ hormone that balances
oestrogen, its disappearance may impact mood and
emotional well being.
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Testosterone is responsible for …
Our energy and ‘drive’ in life
Our mental alertness and focus
Our physical strength
Our libido (sex drive) and levels of physical desire
May help prevent heart disease (still under
research)
Can reduce the risk of breast cancer
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Impact of a dip in testosterone
Mental alertness may be affected
Physical energy will be compromised
Distribution of weight is affected and may lead to
extra storage of fat
Sex drive and physical desire are likely to decrease
It is at its highest level in females during teenage
years
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What does all this mean for us?
This is so
frustrating
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The life cycle of female hormones
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DHEA / oestrogen / progesterone /
testosterone
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Support options
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Supplements
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Essential oils
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Nutrition – balanced diet
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Cannabis oil (CBD oil)
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Can help with …
Relief for chronic pain
Reduction in anxiety and depression
Reduction in inflammation
Reduction in oxidative stress
Helps to promote healthy weight
Has a positive impact on heart health
Improves skin condition
Reduction / elimination of hot flushes and night sweats
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Emotional and physical well-being
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Emotional wellbeing
Managing and reducing stress where possible Stress has been shown to potentially increase the possibility of
osteoporosis post menopause
Unmanaged stress can also lead to the storage of extra weight
around the midrif
Ask for help
Don’t suffer in silence, sharing is one of the greatest
ways to diminish stress associated with menopause
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Physical wellbeing
Your exercise routine may change as you enter
the menopause
More:
Stretching: yoga, pilates (for balance and strong core)
Different aerobic: walking, cycling, swimming, dancing
Muscle strengthening: weights / resistance
Tibetan yoga
Tai Chi (shown to improve cognitive function, Harvard
Medical Review 2018)
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Potential additional support
Hypnotherapy
Acupuncture
Homeopathy
CBT
Mindfulness / Meditation
Reiki
Kinesiology
Aromatherapy
Reflexology
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Medical
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Background
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Breast cancer: the facts
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HRT and breast cancer – other risks
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HRT and VTE
VTE (venous thromboembolism)
Leg – DVT
Lung – pulmonary embolism
Personal history Elevated BMI
Risk
factor
Oral Transdermal
Very high risk No change in risk
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HRT – the key points
The balance of benefit to harm always needs to be assessed
but appears to have shifted favourably for HRT. Users can
be reassured provided:
There are no potential contra-indications and the decision
is made in collaboration with your healthcare professional
You are assessed by your GP / specialist consultant at
least once a year.
Blood pressure remains stable
More than twice as many women suffer heart disease
post-menopause than breast cancer (UK) more than 7
times (US)
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Xenoestrogens
Parabens
Creams, lotions, shampoo etc
The importance of ‘clean’ products
with no carcinogens.
Tropic Skincare
App ‘Think Dirty’ (shop clean)
Phthalates
Mostly in plastics
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Bio identical HRT
rBHRT (regulated bio-identical HRT available on the
NHS) Aka ‘body identical’
cBHRT (unregulated ‘compounded’ bio-identical
HRT being sold by private clinics or online)
rBHRT has undergone strict clinical trials and
regulation on dosage, strength and impact; cBHRT
hasn’t
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Information is power
Whilst we are all women we are all different –
like snowflakes!
What works for another woman may not work
for you
Information gives the control of your
menopause over to you
You may find the right solution immediately,
or you may find you experiment before
discovering the ideal way forward
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Next steps …
Questions: now or privately via e-mail
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