Menopause- stop making woman suffer and allow them what they need, testosterone licensed
The Issue
Stop woman in the uk suffering and allow them the final piece of the HRT Jigsaw and license testosterone
The lack of availability of testosterone for postmenopausal women in the UK is morally wrong, an expert has said.
WOMEN are often told they should feel fabulous during their 40s but for many, it’s a decade when there is far too much going on. Ageing parents, growing children, and work commitments mean endless demands on our time and energy.
As a result, they’re exhausted. Concentration levels are pitiful and libidos are practically non-existent.
With all that has to be done, how could they feel any different? However, a growing body of medical research is showing that it is indeed possible to feel fabulous at 40-plus, but first you’ll need to address the perimenopause, which can last from four to eight years.
The perimenopause is the name for the years before the menopause, when the ovaries gradually start to make less oestrogen, an influential sex hormone that regulates many aspects of our lives. It continues until the ovaries stop releasing eggs.
The average age of menopause in Ireland is 50, says Dr Cliona Murphy, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in the Coombe Hospital and the Adelaide and Meath Children’s Hospital.
“For a number of years before this, women experience symptoms ranging from heavy periods to hot flushes, sweats, mood disturbance, poor sleep, lack of concentration, low energy levels, and low libido,” she says. “These symptoms are due to varying levels of hormones in the body.”
Traditional hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has sought to replace lost oestrogen but increasingly doctors believe that testosterone — the so-called male hormone — could also have a role to play in helping women through the perimenopause by alleviating many of the symptoms mentioned above.
Dr Martin Galy is one of the most prominent hormone doctors in Britain. He did his medical training at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin and now has a clinic in London. He has offered testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) to women since 1998.
“I see lots of Irish patients and like all my female patients, their symptoms include fatigue, bone loss, muscle weakness, increased fat, chronic aches and pains, stiffness, low libido, low mood, anxiety, irritability, insomnia, decreased mental sharpness and decreased memory,” he says.
“Most commonly, it’s low libido, poor concentration, and irritability.”
Decades ago, women might have had no choice but to put up with this but these days try to stay as fit as possible for as long as possible. Dr Galy believes this is where HRT, and testosterone in particular, can help.
Seeing patients complain before treatment and then hearing them sing the praises of their new lives after treatment constantly reinforces my decision to maintain testosterone levels in women
UCC graduate Dr Hind Abu Ella Al Hussain works at the Marion Gluck Clinic, another London clinic that is pioneering in its approach to hormones. She is convinced testosterone can be of benefit to women experiencing perimenopause.
“Testosterone — like oestrogen and progesterone — is produced in the ovaries,” she says. “It works in synergy with these hormones to enable us to feel fulfilled in our lives; motivated and competitive in our jobs and sexually aroused and actively engaged in a fulfilling sexual relationship with a partner.”
Many of her patients don’t feel this fulfilment. “15% of all perimenopausal women have hypoactive sexual desire disorder, which is a lack of receptivity to sexual thoughts or activity.
“A significant proportion also present with feelings of being demotivated towards life or work, a lack of energy or feelings of being overwhelmed and unable to cope.”
After TRT, they change dramatically. “One of my patients described her renewed vigour with delight as ‘being able to run with the boys again’ in her highly male-dominated and challenging career,” she says.
Several female celebrities have testified to the life-changing power of testosterone. At 76, Jane Fonda announced it had transformed her sex life. At 54, Trinny Woodall ascribed her youthful looks to a combination of progesterone, oestrogen, and testosterone, and 52-year-old Meg Mathews from ITV’s Loose Women raves about the benefits of testosterone on her website, megsmenopause.com.
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The Issue
Stop woman in the uk suffering and allow them the final piece of the HRT Jigsaw and license testosterone
The lack of availability of testosterone for postmenopausal women in the UK is morally wrong, an expert has said.
WOMEN are often told they should feel fabulous during their 40s but for many, it’s a decade when there is far too much going on. Ageing parents, growing children, and work commitments mean endless demands on our time and energy.
As a result, they’re exhausted. Concentration levels are pitiful and libidos are practically non-existent.
With all that has to be done, how could they feel any different? However, a growing body of medical research is showing that it is indeed possible to feel fabulous at 40-plus, but first you’ll need to address the perimenopause, which can last from four to eight years.
The perimenopause is the name for the years before the menopause, when the ovaries gradually start to make less oestrogen, an influential sex hormone that regulates many aspects of our lives. It continues until the ovaries stop releasing eggs.
The average age of menopause in Ireland is 50, says Dr Cliona Murphy, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in the Coombe Hospital and the Adelaide and Meath Children’s Hospital.
“For a number of years before this, women experience symptoms ranging from heavy periods to hot flushes, sweats, mood disturbance, poor sleep, lack of concentration, low energy levels, and low libido,” she says. “These symptoms are due to varying levels of hormones in the body.”
Traditional hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has sought to replace lost oestrogen but increasingly doctors believe that testosterone — the so-called male hormone — could also have a role to play in helping women through the perimenopause by alleviating many of the symptoms mentioned above.
Dr Martin Galy is one of the most prominent hormone doctors in Britain. He did his medical training at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin and now has a clinic in London. He has offered testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) to women since 1998.
“I see lots of Irish patients and like all my female patients, their symptoms include fatigue, bone loss, muscle weakness, increased fat, chronic aches and pains, stiffness, low libido, low mood, anxiety, irritability, insomnia, decreased mental sharpness and decreased memory,” he says.
“Most commonly, it’s low libido, poor concentration, and irritability.”
Decades ago, women might have had no choice but to put up with this but these days try to stay as fit as possible for as long as possible. Dr Galy believes this is where HRT, and testosterone in particular, can help.
Seeing patients complain before treatment and then hearing them sing the praises of their new lives after treatment constantly reinforces my decision to maintain testosterone levels in women
UCC graduate Dr Hind Abu Ella Al Hussain works at the Marion Gluck Clinic, another London clinic that is pioneering in its approach to hormones. She is convinced testosterone can be of benefit to women experiencing perimenopause.
“Testosterone — like oestrogen and progesterone — is produced in the ovaries,” she says. “It works in synergy with these hormones to enable us to feel fulfilled in our lives; motivated and competitive in our jobs and sexually aroused and actively engaged in a fulfilling sexual relationship with a partner.”
Many of her patients don’t feel this fulfilment. “15% of all perimenopausal women have hypoactive sexual desire disorder, which is a lack of receptivity to sexual thoughts or activity.
“A significant proportion also present with feelings of being demotivated towards life or work, a lack of energy or feelings of being overwhelmed and unable to cope.”
After TRT, they change dramatically. “One of my patients described her renewed vigour with delight as ‘being able to run with the boys again’ in her highly male-dominated and challenging career,” she says.
Several female celebrities have testified to the life-changing power of testosterone. At 76, Jane Fonda announced it had transformed her sex life. At 54, Trinny Woodall ascribed her youthful looks to a combination of progesterone, oestrogen, and testosterone, and 52-year-old Meg Mathews from ITV’s Loose Women raves about the benefits of testosterone on her website, megsmenopause.com.
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Petition created on 27 November 2021