and me Menopause

Jane, 52, has pulmonary arterial hypertension. She started experiencing the symptoms of menopause towards the end of her forties.

“Some of the menopause symptoms were very similar to either PH symptoms or the side effects of my medication, like joint pain and headaches.

I haven’t had any issues with drugs interacting, but both my PH team and my gynaecologist were keen to discuss interactions and found an HRT regime that was safe.

I have been on HRT for a while. I have Estradot patches which are changed twice a week and my Mirena coil was renewed. This has helped massively. The symptoms are pretty much under control most of the time, although the mood swings are still there sometimes. I was lucky that my GP listened to me from the start.

I spoke to my specialist PH centre first and asked if I was able to have HRT in general as I have never had any blood clots. This was agreed and then I spoke to my female GP who referred me to the gynaecologist at my local hospital. Between the gynaecologist and my PH team, they agreed a safe path forward.”