Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (POI) and early menopause.
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No one is too young to be menopausal. Sadly this statement is true with a significant percentage of people falling into the POI bracket which means they will be under 40 years old and then a further group of people falling into the early menopause bracket which is between the ages of 40 and 45 years. We talk about the relevance of blood tests and how to provide adequate support and treatment. We chat about the importance of replacing estrogen, if possible, if you go into an earlier menopause and we tentatively start to chat about testosterone…to be continued!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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