Being a woman is a laugh, hey? Not only are our symptoms routinely explained away or misdiagnosed by medical professionals, but we’re frequently left worrying over huge questions about our reproductive systems. Have I got any eggs left? Why are my periods so painful? And, if you’re in your mid-thirties and beyond, that old classic: am I feeling these symptoms due to pregnancy, PMS or the menopause?
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I woke on Tuesday at 4am and could hardly breathe. I was sweating (and, post-menopausal that I am, I never sweat) and racked with worry. I grabbed my hair, put my head in my hands, and said out loud, ‘What am I doing? What was I thinking?’