The hormonal life of women is not always a long calm river. After the arrival of the periods which mark the entry into puberty and possible pregnancies, menopause, which corresponds to the end of fertility, is still relatively unknownotherwise taboo.
Preceded by a more or less long period, called premenopause, during which the sex hormones begin to decline, menopause generally appears shortly after 50 years.
What symptoms can a woman experience during menopause? In premenopause, are these symptoms similar? Should we do a biological assessment to confirm it? Should I take hormone replacement therapy?
To answer these questions, Geraldine Mayr and the Dr Jimmy Mohamed receive the Dr. Michel Moulyobstetrician-gynecologist and author of the book Menopause, everything can change, published by Robert Laffont/Versilio. He gives the essential information so that every woman can approach this stage of her life as calmly as possible.
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