A woman who is progressing in her career has hit a wall with the menopause. Mariella Frostrup advocates investigating HRT to challenge the difficult symptoms
The dilemma I met my partner at the age of 28 and we had two children in quick succession. I took a couple of years off work while they were small and then worked part-time. I have always had clear career goals, and wished to share childcare a little more equally with their father than actually happened. By the time I was 40 I was in a fairly good position professionally, but I had to relax a bit on the domestic front. My older child started playing up, my relationship with my husband suffered, and he left the family for a younger colleague three years ago. During this time he had been pretty much absent from the lives of the children, which coincided with their pre-teens.
In the past year I was getting to where I want to be professionally, and then suddenly, at 47, perimenopause has kicked in with a vengeance. I feel like the rug has been pulled from under me once more, my work performance is being affected, and I’m questioning whether it’s all worth the effort.
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