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Joanne Bulley MD
> I firmly believe the premise that the condition of "menopause" is
>an endocrinopathy - pathologic lack of estrogen; a failure of a
>hormonal organ which produces a required hormone.
> Historical points: the word "menopause" didn't exist in the English
>language till the late 1800's - because women didn't live that long.
>Only this century did the average life expectancy go beyond the
>tender age of 40 (facts, look them up). Reality: the ovaries were
>NOT designed to be outlived by their "host."
>
> So, my question. WHY is it when a patient (not client) comes to
>their doctor (not provider) and is discovered to have another
>endocrinopathy (diabetes), the recommendation to replace THAT
>required hormone (insulin) is generally acted upon faithfully. When
>the thyroid gland fails, the patient eagerly takes thyroid
>replacement.
>
> So **WHY**, when informed that another endocrine organ
>has failed (the ovary) and replacement of the vital hormone is
>required, do the patients "think" about this "very personal
>decision?" Rather than rational thought this sounds quite
>"glandular" to me.
>
> My wife's on OCPs and will be on estrogen till, God willing, she's
>hit by a train at age 98.
>
>With frustration,
>
>Philip
>
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