Real Life Stories
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Although menopausal symptoms are now more widely discussed by doctors, there are still so some common symptoms experienced by large numbers of women that many doctors are still not so familiar with.
Blepharitis, a type of eye eczema, that causes inflammation
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Rosacea, more so than almost any other skin condition, is linked to emotional stress.
According to the National Rosacea Society, emotional stress is the second most common trigger for rosacea flare-ups, affecting almost 80% of people with the skin condition.
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"It’s truly tragic that so many young people still tan their skin in the name of beauty. It makes me sick when I see fashion models and influencers with deep tans, it gives young people a very dangerous message and I'm living proof of that," says 45-year
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Acne is a skin conditon that affects up to 85% of the population up to the age of 25. In adults it affacts almost 20% of people and in women over fourty years old, it affacts over 25% due ot hormonal shifts in the run up to menopause.
Like many people,
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Acne rosacea is not generally associated with younger age groups. Rosacea most commonly appears in pepole who are 40-50 years old, according to the National Rosacea Society, with a significant number of cases developing after age 50. Which is why
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Joint pain experienced immediately after giving birth, known as postpartum arthritis, is a type of joint pain that can be exprienced by new mothers after giving birth. The sudden drop in hormones, in particular progesterone, along with higher levels of
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Dominika, 26, is a retail executive from Bath in Somerset.
Dominka says;
“I started getting acne when I was 16 but only mildly. Everyone told me it was just my age and would clear up in about a year or so, but a year later it had gone from mild to really
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Carrie, 42, is a primary achool teacher, from Killearn near Glasgow, Scotland.
Carrie says:
Having rosacea since my late teens has not been easy.
I was often mistaken for being shy or embarrassed as I would look like I was blushing all the time but
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Charlotte, 30, is a Mental Health Nurse from Shropshire
Charlotte says:
“I remember the first time I realised I had something more than just teenage spots was when I was working in my first job at a high street jewellers when I was 17. There was a lot
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China, 30, is a primary school teacher from Truro in Cornwall.
China says;
"I first started noticing redness and small pustules around six years ago. It was only mild so I didn’t discover it was rosacea until it started to become more severe and
