Celebrities Share Experiences
In Menopause Awareness Month, it’s great to see more celebrities talk about their experiences.
It reminds women they are not alone if, and when, symptoms occur.
The best way to prepare for perimenopause, when hormone levels start to decline in the lead-up to menopause, is to get informed.
Familiarise yourself with symptoms that might strike – they can be unexpected or different to how you imagined.
Itching in Intimate Area
Q) I have had itching in the vaginal area since April.
During this time I have used cream for thrush, had antibiotics for UTIs and lots of creams for other things but it just won’t go away.
The doctors have told me that they can’t do anything else.
A) At any age, skin diseases such as eczema and psoriasis can affect vulval (external) skin.
Itching of the vagina (internal) can be caused by infections including thrush or bacterial vaginosis.
Vaginal swabs can test for both thrush and BV.
It’s important to consider sexually transmitted infections as well.
Vaginal itching can also be a symptom of perimenopause and menopause.
Abdominal Pain Mystery
Q) I have had abdominal pain for two years.
As a 17-year-old female, I have been told it is probably due to stress, PMS or IBS but I have had no definite diagnosis.
A) Firstly, you are absolutely right to persist in trying to find answers and it may be that you need input from multiple specialist teams.
Endometriosis, for example, affects one in ten women and those assigned female at birth in the UK.
It’s partly due to the fact that the gold standard test for diagnosis requires keyhole surgery, but progress is being made towards making a "clinical diagnosis" based on the patient’s symptoms and ever-improving imaging techniques.
Throat-Clearing Issues
Q) My wife has been unable to clear her throat, especially at night when she has to get up to the bathroom, and is sometimes sick.
A) Throat-clearing can be a symptom linked to issues within the stomach.
An ENT camera assessment (nasendoscopy) examines the inside of the nose, throat, and voice box.
For the oesophagus, stomach, and intestines to be fully assessed she would need to have additional investigations, most likely a camera test that a gastroenterology specialist would conduct.
Throat-clearing can be a symptom that is linked to issues within the stomach.
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