O ld Age ain't no place for sissies, as Bette Davis said It certainly ain't for women. No sooner are the demanding child-bearing years over, than the mighty menopause comes along to whisk the wind out of your sails.
Literally. Say goodbye to your friendly hormones oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone (yes, women have that too) and say hello to what can be all the debilitating and long-term consequences of not having those hormones – ranging from symptoms like hot flushes and night sweats,