Pennod 2 Bethan Gwanas: Y Menopos a Fi
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-Yes, this is a series -about the menopause. | 0:00:03 | 0:00:07 | |
-Don't dare switch channels, -because it affects us all. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:12 | |
-Yes, men too. | 0:00:13 | 0:00:14 | |
-I'm 53. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:18 | |
-I should be prepared. -But I have no idea what to expect. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:23 | |
-I'm determined to find out more. | 0:00:23 | 0:00:26 | |
-How do women react to it? | 0:00:26 | 0:00:29 | |
-I feel as if I've joined a club. | 0:00:29 | 0:00:31 | |
-What are the available treatments? | 0:00:32 | 0:00:35 | |
-I told the doctor... | 0:00:35 | 0:00:37 | |
-"...Take me off HRT and it'll be -your fault if I murder someone." | 0:00:38 | 0:00:42 | |
-How do women all over the world -deal with it? | 0:00:42 | 0:00:45 | |
-Oh. Lovely. | 0:00:46 | 0:00:48 | |
-This thing, the change, -the menopause. | 0:00:48 | 0:00:52 | |
-Don't put that in! | 0:00:52 | 0:00:54 | |
-Don't put that in! - -I can't say it! | 0:00:54 | 0:00:55 | |
-Whatever you call it, -I'm determined to understand it. | 0:00:58 | 0:01:02 | |
-Today, we'll look -at the menopause in history... | 0:01:13 | 0:01:17 | |
-..and treatments, past and present. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:20 | |
-To understand what is likely -to happen to me in the menopause... | 0:01:20 | 0:01:25 | |
-..it's worth looking back, -before looking forward. | 0:01:26 | 0:01:29 | |
-Has the historical portrayal -of older women... | 0:01:30 | 0:01:35 | |
-..made us a bit shy -to discuss the subject? | 0:01:35 | 0:01:38 | |
-In the past, -older women were regarded... | 0:01:40 | 0:01:43 | |
-..as either powerful -or dangerous beings... | 0:01:43 | 0:01:47 | |
-..or as useless old hags. | 0:01:47 | 0:01:49 | |
-When many women were together, -for example in a harem... | 0:01:49 | 0:01:54 | |
-..the older, experienced -women were respected. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:58 | |
-Their experience of life -gave them high status. | 0:01:58 | 0:02:02 | |
-Often, they knew natural -remedies and dispensed wise advice. | 0:02:02 | 0:02:07 | |
-Experience! | 0:02:07 | 0:02:08 | |
-But high status and power -could be turned against women. | 0:02:08 | 0:02:13 | |
-In many cultures, -over the centuries... | 0:02:13 | 0:02:16 | |
-..women who had been -respected for their wisdom... | 0:02:16 | 0:02:20 | |
-..were suddenly -accused of being witches. | 0:02:20 | 0:02:23 | |
-The idea of the older woman -as a witch still lingers. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:28 | |
-Don't tell me you weren't scared -of a witch as a child. | 0:02:29 | 0:02:33 | |
-It's important -to remember that attitude. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:37 | |
-But what about -the history of our bodies? | 0:02:37 | 0:02:41 | |
-In the Stone Age... | 0:02:41 | 0:02:43 | |
-..our bodies had developed to be -what they are now, more or less. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:47 | |
-But those women would probably never -reach 40, let alone 50 years of age. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:53 | |
-There has been some discussion -about the menopause. | 0:02:53 | 0:02:59 | |
-Galen, regarded -as the father of doctors... | 0:03:01 | 0:03:04 | |
-..said that women lost -the ability to bear children... | 0:03:04 | 0:03:09 | |
-..after the age of 50. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:11 | |
-Aristotle and Roman doctors -mentioned this. | 0:03:11 | 0:03:15 | |
-For centuries, -the womb was considered... | 0:03:18 | 0:03:21 | |
-..as something that -caused problems for women. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:24 | |
-The Greeks believed -the womb wandered in the body. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:28 | |
-Hysteria comes from the same root -as the Greek word for womb. | 0:03:28 | 0:03:33 | |
-Hysteria and the womb were linked. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:36 | |
-At the start of the 19th century... | 0:03:37 | 0:03:40 | |
-..the menopause was first defined -by De Gardanne in France. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:46 | |
-He wrote a book, -La Menopausie, about the change. | 0:03:46 | 0:03:50 | |
-He described the condition -as the death of the womb. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:55 | |
-It was a sad and great loss... | 0:03:56 | 0:03:58 | |
-..because women -lost the ability to bear children. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:03 | |
-By learning more -about medicine and the body... | 0:04:07 | 0:04:10 | |
-..inevitably, menopausal women -attracted doctors' attention... | 0:04:11 | 0:04:16 | |
-..especially if they were angry... | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
-..or even worse, if they cried. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:21 | |
-Doctors, who knew -too much in one respect... | 0:04:22 | 0:04:26 | |
-..but not enough, really... | 0:04:26 | 0:04:29 | |
-..began to describe the menopause -as a horrific experience. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:34 | |
-Doctors thought -they could intervene and heal it. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:38 | |
-Doctors, who thought of themselves -as experienced and knowledgeable... | 0:04:38 | 0:04:44 | |
-..injected a solution of lead -into women's vaginas. | 0:04:44 | 0:04:48 | |
-Lead?! | 0:04:48 | 0:04:49 | |
-Yes, you heard correctly. | 0:04:50 | 0:04:52 | |
-One of the treatments -was a lead solution injection... | 0:04:52 | 0:04:56 | |
-.."acetate of lead", -as Victorian doctors called it. | 0:04:56 | 0:05:00 | |
-Surely they died? | 0:05:00 | 0:05:02 | |
-How would one survive that? | 0:05:03 | 0:05:05 | |
-They'd get lead poisoning, -wouldn't they? | 0:05:06 | 0:05:09 | |
-They didn't have a chance. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:12 | |
-Cruel. | 0:05:12 | 0:05:13 | |
-Who tested if it worked? | 0:05:15 | 0:05:18 | |
-Really? | 0:05:18 | 0:05:19 | |
-How would that make any difference? | 0:05:21 | 0:05:23 | |
-Good grief. | 0:05:24 | 0:05:25 | |
-Those poor women. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:27 | |
-Were they forced to have them? | 0:05:27 | 0:05:29 | |
-Were they guinea pigs? | 0:05:30 | 0:05:33 | |
-These men were doctors, remember. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:37 | |
-At times, women themselves searched -for relief from their symptoms. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:42 | |
-At other times, -husbands took control. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:45 | |
-Did doctors think -they were doing the right thing? | 0:05:45 | 0:05:49 | |
-There are many theories... | 0:05:49 | 0:05:51 | |
-..such as financial reasons, -or experiments. | 0:05:51 | 0:05:54 | |
-But they didn't usually -help women a lot. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:59 | |
-At the time, -women didn't have much say... | 0:05:59 | 0:06:04 | |
-..if someone else decided -a treatment was best for them. | 0:06:04 | 0:06:08 | |
-Women's status was much lower -in Victorian times. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:13 | |
-She was her husband's property. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:17 | |
-Children were also -the husband's property. | 0:06:17 | 0:06:21 | |
-The husband could -legally do as he wished. | 0:06:22 | 0:06:26 | |
-Society accepted that -the husband could beat his wife. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:30 | |
-If you were rich -and your wife was troublesome... | 0:06:30 | 0:06:34 | |
-..you could get rid of her. | 0:06:34 | 0:06:36 | |
-She could be sent to another house, -or be imprisoned in the home. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:42 | |
-Some husbands put -their wives in asylums... | 0:06:43 | 0:06:46 | |
-..if it was thought -they had gone too far. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:50 | |
-Doctors were men. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:52 | |
-Husbands had rights -over their wives. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:56 | |
-If the husband said you were crazy -and should be locked in an asylum... | 0:06:56 | 0:07:01 | |
-..that's where you went. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:03 | |
-There was no appeal. | 0:07:04 | 0:07:05 | |
-That lasted until the second half -of the 20th century, to some extent. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:11 | |
-Hold on! | 0:07:14 | 0:07:15 | |
-Did the menopause -really drive some women crazy? | 0:07:15 | 0:07:20 | |
-We always interpret -behaviour that doesn't fit in... | 0:07:22 | 0:07:26 | |
-..as that person's problem. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:28 | |
-Maybe the menopause -freed these women... | 0:07:29 | 0:07:33 | |
-..to behave as they had wanted -for many years. | 0:07:33 | 0:07:36 | |
-Now they thought, -"What does it matter?" | 0:07:36 | 0:07:39 | |
-After the menopause, -some of us feel stronger... | 0:07:39 | 0:07:43 | |
-..more independent -and energetic than before. | 0:07:44 | 0:07:47 | |
-Maybe if a woman -was more challenging... | 0:07:47 | 0:07:50 | |
-..it was enough -to make people say... | 0:07:50 | 0:07:53 | |
-"..Ho! She isn't fit to mix -with other people, send her away." | 0:07:53 | 0:07:58 | |
-Many were sent to asylums. | 0:07:58 | 0:08:00 | |
-# LA MARSEILLAISE # | 0:08:00 | 0:08:02 | |
-At the time -of the French Revolution... | 0:08:05 | 0:08:08 | |
-..some women who were -accused of rebellion... | 0:08:09 | 0:08:13 | |
-..said they were -in the middle of the change... | 0:08:14 | 0:08:17 | |
-..and had the right to behave badly. | 0:08:17 | 0:08:20 | |
-What a great excuse! | 0:08:21 | 0:08:24 | |
-In those circumstances, -the guillotine or the menopause... | 0:08:24 | 0:08:29 | |
-..they went for the menopause. | 0:08:29 | 0:08:31 | |
-Doctors dispensed treatment based -on very unsound scientific bases... | 0:08:33 | 0:08:39 | |
-..and imprisoned women in asylums. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:43 | |
-They also made physical -interventions. | 0:08:43 | 0:08:46 | |
-As scientific knowledge developed -in the 17th and 18th centuries... | 0:08:47 | 0:08:53 | |
-..more interventions were made -to the body's natural systems. | 0:08:53 | 0:08:58 | |
-Doctors were overconfident -in their own abilities... | 0:08:59 | 0:09:03 | |
-..and their interpretations -of any problem. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:06 | |
-They thought blood -should be lost every month. | 0:09:07 | 0:09:11 | |
-So women had to be bled -after menstruation stopped... | 0:09:11 | 0:09:15 | |
-..to replace periods. | 0:09:16 | 0:09:18 | |
-The womb, vagina, -all the reproductive organs... | 0:09:20 | 0:09:23 | |
-..were removed, without -antiseptic or anaesthetic. | 0:09:24 | 0:09:27 | |
-These operations were -usually totally unnecessary. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:32 | |
-Many women died. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:34 | |
-If women felt unusually sexual... | 0:09:34 | 0:09:37 | |
-..in the whirlpool -of menopausal hormones... | 0:09:37 | 0:09:40 | |
-..another treatment -was to cut out the clitoris. | 0:09:40 | 0:09:45 | |
-Men again. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:48 | |
-No idea. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:50 | |
-That's horrific. -Thank goodness things have changed. | 0:09:51 | 0:09:55 | |
-Hallelujah. | 0:09:55 | 0:09:56 | |
-It's a natural process. | 0:09:57 | 0:09:59 | |
-Did those doctors have some kind -of fascination with the menopause? | 0:10:00 | 0:10:05 | |
-Were they carrying out -experiments, in a way? | 0:10:07 | 0:10:11 | |
-Oh! | 0:10:13 | 0:10:14 | |
-Ouch. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:16 | |
-Ouch indeed. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:18 | |
-In the second part, -we look at treatments... | 0:10:19 | 0:10:22 | |
-..which were, thank goodness, -a little more modern. | 0:10:22 | 0:10:26 | |
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-After the cruel, -experimental treatments... | 0:10:37 | 0:10:41 | |
-..for bad menopausal symptoms -in the Victorian era... | 0:10:41 | 0:10:45 | |
-..and the general belief that -the menopause made woman crazy... | 0:10:45 | 0:10:50 | |
-..by the start -of the 20th century... | 0:10:50 | 0:10:53 | |
-..the medical world began to -realize that hormones played a part. | 0:10:53 | 0:10:58 | |
-It seems that it all began... | 0:10:58 | 0:11:00 | |
-..when a Parisian midwife -drank a liquid she had made... | 0:11:01 | 0:11:05 | |
-..out of a sow's ovaries. | 0:11:05 | 0:11:07 | |
-It seems it worked well -on hot flushes. | 0:11:07 | 0:11:11 | |
-The midwife, not the sow, of course. | 0:11:12 | 0:11:14 | |
-Things developed quite rapidly. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:21 | |
-By the 1960s, -hormone treatments raced ahead. | 0:11:21 | 0:11:25 | |
-But what exactly is it? | 0:11:27 | 0:11:28 | |
-HRT is Hormone Replacement Therapy. | 0:11:29 | 0:11:32 | |
-The decreased hormones -in the woman's body are given back. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:37 | |
-It involves taking a tablet. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:41 | |
-There are other methods, like -patches or gel, or implants too. | 0:11:41 | 0:11:46 | |
-There are options -to suit different needs. | 0:11:47 | 0:11:51 | |
-It's not the answer for everyone. | 0:11:51 | 0:11:55 | |
-It's worth going for a chat. | 0:11:55 | 0:11:57 | |
-I've taken HRT for several years. | 0:11:58 | 0:12:00 | |
-The best thing since sliced bread. | 0:12:01 | 0:12:03 | |
-I was less exhausted. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:06 | |
-It got rid of my severe arm ache -and it was easier to sleep. | 0:12:06 | 0:12:10 | |
-Those were the three things -that bothered me. | 0:12:10 | 0:12:13 | |
-I don't know why people -take the patches. | 0:12:14 | 0:12:18 | |
-I think it interferes with nature. | 0:12:18 | 0:12:22 | |
-It's easy for me to talk. -It didn't affect me a lot. | 0:12:22 | 0:12:26 | |
-I don't know many women who took it. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:29 | |
-But for those who did... | 0:12:29 | 0:12:31 | |
-..was it really necessary -to take something? | 0:12:32 | 0:12:35 | |
-Personally, I think not. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:38 | |
-Perhaps I'm not sympathetic enough! | 0:12:38 | 0:12:41 | |
-The doctor wasn't much help. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:45 | |
-She mentioned negative side effects, -such as hair loss. | 0:12:45 | 0:12:49 | |
-I felt worse afterwards. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:51 | |
-She tried to push HRT on me. -I refused to take it. | 0:12:52 | 0:12:56 | |
-I wanted to use natural remedies. | 0:12:56 | 0:12:59 | |
-They calm me down so much. | 0:13:00 | 0:13:02 | |
-I can't describe the difference. | 0:13:03 | 0:13:06 | |
-Before, I couldn't sleep... | 0:13:07 | 0:13:09 | |
-..I was grumpy, bloated... | 0:13:09 | 0:13:11 | |
-..and I didn't want sex. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:14 | |
-It wasn't a good time. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:16 | |
-I started taking HRT. | 0:13:16 | 0:13:20 | |
-I'm not claiming it suits everyone, -but it suits me. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:25 | |
-When I first took HRT, -I thought I'd be on it forever. | 0:13:25 | 0:13:30 | |
-At the time, -there was no harm in taking HRT. | 0:13:30 | 0:13:34 | |
-But like most prescription drugs... | 0:13:34 | 0:13:38 | |
-..the more I took it... | 0:13:38 | 0:13:40 | |
-..the worse the side effects became. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:44 | |
-Teresa Gorman -and Mrs Thatcher praised HRT. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:47 | |
-If it was good enough for them, -it was good enough for me. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:52 | |
-I went on HRT and loved it. | 0:13:52 | 0:13:55 | |
-I had energy and felt livelier. | 0:13:56 | 0:13:59 | |
-I thought it was great. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:03 | |
-I was on HRT for five years. -My blood pressure started to go up. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:07 | |
-The doctor advised me -to come off HRT. That was it. | 0:14:08 | 0:14:12 | |
-The doctor prescribed HRT. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:15 | |
-Wonderful. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:17 | |
-A few months later, -I found a lump in my breast. | 0:14:18 | 0:14:21 | |
-It was OK. I had it removed. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:25 | |
-Three months later, -I found another lump. | 0:14:26 | 0:14:30 | |
-That was benign and was removed. | 0:14:30 | 0:14:32 | |
-Then the third lump was removed. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:35 | |
-I had a lot of cysts in my breast -and the HRT fed them. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:41 | |
-They were the size of marbles. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:43 | |
-I was taken off HRT. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:47 | |
-Women need to be informed... | 0:14:50 | 0:14:53 | |
-..and advised. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:56 | |
-Everyone's experience is different. -We must choose what's best for us. | 0:14:56 | 0:15:01 | |
-The doctor told me I could only -be on them for ten years. | 0:15:02 | 0:15:05 | |
-I said, "Take me off HRT and it'll -be your fault if I kill someone." | 0:15:06 | 0:15:11 | |
-Our women had -a mixed opinion about HRT. | 0:15:14 | 0:15:18 | |
-At least today -we can make an informed decision. | 0:15:18 | 0:15:24 | |
-HRT can increase -the risk of certain illnesses... | 0:15:24 | 0:15:28 | |
-..including -breast cancer and stroke. | 0:15:29 | 0:15:32 | |
-But it reduces -the risk of colon cancer... | 0:15:32 | 0:15:36 | |
-..as well as getting rid -of menopausal symptoms. | 0:15:36 | 0:15:40 | |
-There is a choice. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:42 | |
-Some HRT is tested on animals -and there are synthetic types. | 0:15:42 | 0:15:46 | |
-In the 1960s, -the facts weren't clear. | 0:15:47 | 0:15:49 | |
-HRT was marketed -as a cure for illness... | 0:15:50 | 0:15:53 | |
-..rather than a possible treatment -to alleviate symptoms. | 0:15:53 | 0:15:57 | |
-I'm not sure if changing the -medical emphasis improved things. | 0:15:58 | 0:16:04 | |
-In the 1950s and 1960s... | 0:16:04 | 0:16:07 | |
-..there was a greater emphasis -on hormonal changes. | 0:16:08 | 0:16:11 | |
-People were aware -that oestrogen levels dropped. | 0:16:12 | 0:16:16 | |
-This was seen as a condition -almost like diabetes. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:20 | |
-It was thought women -needed more oestrogen. | 0:16:21 | 0:16:25 | |
-Women were under pressure -not to gain weight... | 0:16:26 | 0:16:30 | |
-..and to avoid a high-fat diet -once they'd turned fifty. | 0:16:30 | 0:16:34 | |
-But of course, -fatty foods produce oestrogen... | 0:16:34 | 0:16:38 | |
-..thus preventing -the oestrogen levels from dropping. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:44 | |
-This presented -a kind of contradiction. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:48 | |
-Oestrogen levels dropped. | 0:16:48 | 0:16:50 | |
-But the body naturally overcomes -this by weight gain. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:56 | |
-This was seen as a bad thing. | 0:16:56 | 0:16:59 | |
-Women lost weight -and oestrogen levels dropped. | 0:16:59 | 0:17:04 | |
-The symptoms worsened as a result. | 0:17:04 | 0:17:08 | |
-That led to huge companies... | 0:17:08 | 0:17:11 | |
-..producing hormone therapies... | 0:17:12 | 0:17:14 | |
-..to supply the need... | 0:17:15 | 0:17:18 | |
-..rather than us accepting it's -a natural part of a woman's life. | 0:17:19 | 0:17:24 | |
-And so, if HRT isn't for you... | 0:17:27 | 0:17:30 | |
-..there's a vast choice of -alternative and natural therapies. | 0:17:30 | 0:17:35 | |
-Some women use herbs and plants. | 0:17:36 | 0:17:40 | |
-I usually use a combination -of eight herbs. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:45 | |
-It's in the form of a tincture... | 0:17:46 | 0:17:48 | |
-..infused in alcohol -and taken in water. | 0:17:48 | 0:17:53 | |
-I treat the causes -rather than the symptoms. | 0:17:54 | 0:17:57 | |
-There are many factors to consider. | 0:17:58 | 0:18:02 | |
-But everyone is an individual. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:05 | |
-What I'd give you would be different -from what I'd give someone else. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:11 | |
-Some women need -to boost their livers. | 0:18:11 | 0:18:14 | |
-It's important the liver is strong -to see her through this time. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:20 | |
-I might use dandelion roots. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:24 | |
-I combine various ingredients -to treat different symptoms. | 0:18:25 | 0:18:30 | |
-Lavender can help -the liver and mood. | 0:18:31 | 0:18:37 | |
-It helps keep -the body temperature down. | 0:18:38 | 0:18:43 | |
-I could use Ladies Mantile... | 0:18:44 | 0:18:48 | |
-..if a woman loses a lot of blood. | 0:18:49 | 0:18:52 | |
-It slows down the blood flow. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:56 | |
-Vitex agnes-castus -can help improve hormone balance. | 0:18:56 | 0:19:02 | |
-You'd have to use that over -a few months. | 0:19:02 | 0:19:07 | |
-It's very good... | 0:19:07 | 0:19:09 | |
-..especially when -the menopause approaches. | 0:19:10 | 0:19:14 | |
-It's vital to look -at the woman's diet. | 0:19:15 | 0:19:20 | |
-Acidic food can upset the body. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:25 | |
-Women should avoid high sugar foods, -coffee... | 0:19:26 | 0:19:31 | |
-..and eat foods -that are as natural as possible. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:35 | |
-That way, the woman will get -the minerals and vitamins. | 0:19:35 | 0:19:41 | |
-Has anyone tried natural treatments? | 0:19:46 | 0:19:50 | |
-I took bottles of black cohosh, -red clover and sage. | 0:19:51 | 0:19:57 | |
-It made no difference. | 0:19:57 | 0:19:59 | |
-It made no difference. - -I looked into healthy eating. | 0:19:59 | 0:20:02 | |
-I discovered that -seeds and nuts helped. | 0:20:03 | 0:20:08 | |
-They definitely gave me more energy. | 0:20:09 | 0:20:14 | |
-I still take seeds and nuts -on my cereal every day. | 0:20:15 | 0:20:20 | |
-I went on holiday to Greece -and tried various herbs. | 0:20:20 | 0:20:26 | |
-I bought three bags of the stuff. -It tasted like wormwood. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:31 | |
-I couldn't drink it. -I threw the bags in the bin. | 0:20:32 | 0:20:36 | |
-I knew I'd never be able to face it. | 0:20:37 | 0:20:39 | |
-That was money down the drain. | 0:20:40 | 0:20:42 | |
-I've spent a fortune. | 0:20:44 | 0:20:47 | |
-I saw a Chinese herbalist -thinking this might be the answer. | 0:20:48 | 0:20:53 | |
-I spent a fortune. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:55 | |
-Different things work -for different people. | 0:20:57 | 0:21:01 | |
-Herbs, diet, tablets and -vitamins, meditation and yoga. | 0:21:01 | 0:21:06 | |
-We can do some ourselves for free. | 0:21:06 | 0:21:10 | |
-Others cost a fortune. | 0:21:10 | 0:21:12 | |
-How about a foot massage? | 0:21:12 | 0:21:15 | |
-Reflexology. | 0:21:15 | 0:21:17 | |
-I thought that helped a bit. | 0:21:17 | 0:21:21 | |
-But you have to go often -and it can be expensive. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:25 | |
-It's 30 a session. -I needed three sessions a week. | 0:21:26 | 0:21:31 | |
-I'll try anything. -I even wear a magnet in my knickers. | 0:21:32 | 0:21:37 | |
-Do you want to see it?! | 0:21:39 | 0:21:42 | |
-That was meant -to alleviate the symptoms. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:47 | |
-It was only 20. -So I sent away for it. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:51 | |
-It was nothing compared -to what I'd already spent. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:55 | |
-I gave it a go and at least -I wasn't swallowing anything. | 0:21:55 | 0:22:00 | |
-I've been wearing it for four years. | 0:22:00 | 0:22:03 | |
-I have to say, -it does alleviate the symptoms. | 0:22:03 | 0:22:07 | |
-Maybe I'm a sucker for a gadget, -but I think it works. | 0:22:07 | 0:22:12 | |
-Someone asked me, -"Do you think it works?" | 0:22:12 | 0:22:16 | |
-Then someone piped up... | 0:22:16 | 0:22:18 | |
-"..Every time she walks in the -kitchen, the cutlery drawer opens!" | 0:22:18 | 0:22:22 | |
-At least the remedies don't involve -surgery without anaesthetic... | 0:22:23 | 0:22:28 | |
-..or being pumped with lead. | 0:22:29 | 0:22:31 | |
-We've come a long way, -thank goodness. | 0:22:31 | 0:22:34 | |
-We can make decisions -after researching the facts. | 0:22:34 | 0:22:39 | |
-That's cause for celebration. -But it still isn't an easy decision. | 0:22:39 | 0:22:45 | |
-Would I opt for HRT? | 0:22:46 | 0:22:49 | |
-If I had severe symptoms... | 0:22:50 | 0:22:52 | |
-..I'd want to do something about it. | 0:22:53 | 0:22:56 | |
-I'd go for alternative -treatments first. | 0:22:56 | 0:23:00 | |
-If they didn't work... | 0:23:00 | 0:23:03 | |
-..I might try green remedies... | 0:23:03 | 0:23:07 | |
-..or a product that -didn't cause any animal to suffer... | 0:23:07 | 0:23:12 | |
-..just for a little bit. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:14 | |
-I would. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:18 | |
-Next time, I'll look -at different cultures... | 0:23:18 | 0:23:22 | |
-..and take a test. | 0:23:22 | 0:23:25 | |
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