Crone in Chaos Is in the House
Meet the Crone, enter the chaos, and find out why midlife was never going to be handled quietly.
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The Unusual Suspects episode - Rheumatoid Arthritis and Hashimotos
The Crone investigates rheumatoid arthritis and Hashimoto's as Unusual Suspect #4: symptoms that mimic perimenopause, testing, autoimmune conditions, and treatment.
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The Unusual Suspects episode - Anemia
The Crone investigates anemia as Unusual Suspect #3: iron deficiency, symptom overlap with peri/menopause, testing, hormones, treatment, and HRT.
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Trying to relax - learning what works
The Crone attempts to relax through perimenopause, brain fog, stress, detective shows, art and cuddling anything furry that will sit still.
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I hate my work colleagues more than ever
The Crone takes her DGAF-o-Meter to work, where perimenopause, exhaustion, office cliques and dwindling patience collide.
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Burning bridges and torching my life
The Crone discovers the DGAF-o-Meter, learns to say no, sets boundaries at work and home, and reckons with friendships lost along the way.
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Woah, are these my boobs?
The Crone discovers sore, growing boobs after starting HRT, briefly celebrates joining the big-boob club, and meets the evil tit fairy.
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I keep getting the clap and tit thrush
The Crone digs into testosterone use in perimenopause, libido, hormone pellets, unexpected side effects and one very unwelcome surprise.
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Will testosterone give me a penis
The Crone digs into testosterone use in perimenopause, libido, hormone pellets, unexpected side effects and one very unwelcome surprise.
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Is this dementia
The Crone investigates perimenopause brain fog, forgotten words, memory lapses, estrogen and the terrifying question: is this dementia?
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Sex really hurts and orgasms suck
The Crone is utterly pissed about painful sex, vaginal dryness, disappearing orgasms and intimacy during peri/menopause, with a look at GSM, lubricants and vaginal estrogen.
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Losing my hair and growing a beard
The Crone rants about perimenopause hair loss, thinning hair, rogue chin whiskers, changing hormones and the indignity of growing a beard while losing her locks.
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The elephant in the room (me)
The Crone confronts perimenopause weight gain, belly fat, changing body shape, metabolism, muscle loss, sleep and the particular indignity of elasticated waistbands.
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The Unusual Suspects episode - PMOS/PCOS
The Crone investigates PMOS, formerly known as PCOS, as Unusual Suspect #2: a lifelong hormonal and metabolic condition with symptoms that can closely mimic peri/menopause.
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Did i start HRT too late?
The Crone wonders whether she started HRT too late, what years of untreated perimenopause may have done, and why starting hormone treatment later does not necessarily mean missing the boat.
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