Adele Johnston, 40, quit her job as a result of perimenopause. Now she coaches women through the transition. Here's her inspiring story
. At the time I was a champion bodybuilder so I put my symptoms down to the impact of being involved in such an extreme sport.
It took me around four years of symptoms to be aware that it was perimenopause, and two years for medical experts to finally agree with me.I originally went to my GP for a few main symptoms I was experiencing, including unexplained bleeding and pain. After multiple appointments, blood tests, scans, internals and even biopsies, I was given the all-clear and told I was healthy and well. But I wasn’t feeling healthy and well and went for a second opinion privately.
It was then the penny dropped for me that part of the symptoms I was suffering from were related to low progesterone . The coil contains a synthetic form of progesterone, so the replacement coil supported that and became my very own live resource, or self-trial. This is the point I knew it was perimenopause and hormone-related.
My initial response to hearing the words 'you’re perimenopausal' was relief, quickly followed by sadness and frustration that it had taken so long to get to that point of confirmation after two years of tests and checks.The company I worked for couldn't support me in my needs when I was going through perimenopause. I'd asked for six weeks of reduced hours while I adjusted to being on HRT and they refused.
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