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I'm 54 and just nearing the end of all the menopausal problems. Tiredness and exhaustion has been the hardest one to deal with. I would often (and still occasionally do) take a nap in the afternoon/early evening just to keep going. The fluctuating hormones really put your body through it's paces.

I thought and hoped that my periods were on the way out (one small bleed every few months or so) but for the last four months I have had a bleed every 10 days or so. Sometimes just a spot or sometimes a lot more. Is this just the good old hormones having a go or is something else going on? Anyone el...

Oddly enough my doctor suggested that I DID NOT go onto HRT unless I absolutely had to/wanted to and was quite happy for me to try complementary treatments. As a result I have been taking Evening Primrose for many months now. This has helped to alleviate the very painful/tender pains in my breasts t...

Hi I have been taking Evening Primrose (1000mg capsule every day) for several months now. I had been suffering from very painful breasts. It took 2-3 months to get into the system but it really does work. I don't have any pain in the breasts now at all. That's one less physical side effect of the me...

Hi Just joined today. I'm 47 years old, married with no children. Hormonal problems have been the bane of my life. At 28 I was d :) iagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Disease which gave me heavy, painful and irregular periods/infertility. Have had various minor operations (D&C, Laparoscopy, LUNA) an...