A week and a day in the life of something that will soon be defunct, outdated, hoarded, considered old fashioned soon to be lost in the collective memory as has the Dodo Bird, Passenger Pigeons, and Five Cent ice cream cones has been full of travel, fun, frustration, and sadness. A Penny!--A Canadian Penny to be precise.
A week and a day ago I attended a Menopause Conference. The venue was , of course, full of women who were alternately and intermittently, and at times simutaneously wearing sweaters and sleeveless tops. The mixture of gray hair, red hair, and hair of a 'certain hue' which has become quite popular in the quest for the denial of the of loss of hair pigment, could have been considered the indication of the variety of needs and goals of each person in the room.
Two men were in attendance. BRAVO to them!
The speakers were female doctors from some 'Woman's Health Centre'--each approaching their own journey of the last third of life in the feminine form.
The information was somewhat contradictory...dealing with Hormone Replacement Therapy. Apparantly it is now OK to use HRT, which is contradictory to the research previously done in the early 2000's. How can that big of a mistake be okay? How then , can one be certain that the research on the research shouldn't be re-researched?
Herbs were also mentioned, but it was determined that probably the use of a herb in terms of the upper case h, (wink,wink)would be more beneficial to the allevement of menopausal effects than anything quasi-chemical prescribed by the medical profession.
The revelation that loss of memory and multitasking abilities in a menopausal woman approaches that of a male human drew the most distressed reaction from the crowd by displays of tears, shudders, and utterances too colourful to write on this a 'Non Adult' content blog.
The most disturbing thing about this little meeting you query?
I would say that it was without a doubt the 20' x 30' full colour display of what Amy Farrah Fawcett would describe as the 'female nether region' placed squarely up on the wall above the podium for 20 minutes (after we had eaten). Now this was not your normal 'nether region' display..it was the full, upfront, in your face, spread eagle, leave no stone unturned presentation of everything a woman --premenstrual, menstrual, menopausal or postmenopausal would never have the opportunity to otherwise view on their own person unless they have implanted mirrors to their inner thighs.
I am 60 years old. I have pretty much experienced almost everything a woman was designed to experience in terms of nether region experiences, and I have done so WITHOUT looking at it!
My grading of the whole evening? C-
A week and a day ago I attended a Menopause Conference. The venue was , of course, full of women who were alternately and intermittently, and at times simutaneously wearing sweaters and sleeveless tops. The mixture of gray hair, red hair, and hair of a 'certain hue' which has become quite popular in the quest for the denial of the of loss of hair pigment, could have been considered the indication of the variety of needs and goals of each person in the room.
Two men were in attendance. BRAVO to them!
The speakers were female doctors from some 'Woman's Health Centre'--each approaching their own journey of the last third of life in the feminine form.
The information was somewhat contradictory...dealing with Hormone Replacement Therapy. Apparantly it is now OK to use HRT, which is contradictory to the research previously done in the early 2000's. How can that big of a mistake be okay? How then , can one be certain that the research on the research shouldn't be re-researched?
Herbs were also mentioned, but it was determined that probably the use of a herb in terms of the upper case h, (wink,wink)would be more beneficial to the allevement of menopausal effects than anything quasi-chemical prescribed by the medical profession.
The revelation that loss of memory and multitasking abilities in a menopausal woman approaches that of a male human drew the most distressed reaction from the crowd by displays of tears, shudders, and utterances too colourful to write on this a 'Non Adult' content blog.
The most disturbing thing about this little meeting you query?
I would say that it was without a doubt the 20' x 30' full colour display of what Amy Farrah Fawcett would describe as the 'female nether region' placed squarely up on the wall above the podium for 20 minutes (after we had eaten). Now this was not your normal 'nether region' display..it was the full, upfront, in your face, spread eagle, leave no stone unturned presentation of everything a woman --premenstrual, menstrual, menopausal or postmenopausal would never have the opportunity to otherwise view on their own person unless they have implanted mirrors to their inner thighs.
I am 60 years old. I have pretty much experienced almost everything a woman was designed to experience in terms of nether region experiences, and I have done so WITHOUT looking at it!
My grading of the whole evening? C-
- Just because women are in the room does not mean we all buy into the idea that we need to be fixed or saved from what I consider to be a WARM and natural phase of life.
- Just because women of our age present a quandary when it comes to comfortable use of certain medical instruments due to low hormones, does not mean that women should have to artificially increase the hormones. It means that it's time the medical profession research a way to perform the tests with something other than an antiquated piece of metal that has not changed its design since the early 1900's.
- My time and money would have been better spent with a good discussion with my own doctor about any concerns I may have. Although I did pick up a tip regarding rushed doctors...make your appointment at the end of the day so you have time to really talk about your issues.
- The food was really, really bad. The first clue should have been when they had to keep sharpening the knife used to cut the rare roast beef.
Some other phrases from the panel:
"If you have insomnia and wake up in the middle of the night and think you have to go to the bathroom...try to ignore it." --Now that Depends!
"Placebos are just as effective as herbs and hormonal therapy in its effectiveness for relieving symptoms." --No Kidding?
" One of the things that occurs during menopause is memory loss and therefore, we should start writing things down." There were other things that occur but the speaker had lost her list where she had written them.
Stay Cool! :)
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