Menopausal Angina
Originally published August 2023
Prof. Philip Sarrel speaking at The Latte Lounge Midlife Festival in 2022 -
“Women who had angina that developed at the time of the menopause [ ] are usually, actually resistant to most cardiology treatments,but if you just replace their oestrogen levels, it stopped their angina and restored blood flow to their arteries”
This was SO great to hear acknowledgement of these symptoms from someone such as Prof. Sarrel - it was SO validating!
If you haven’t read my blogs, the short version is that, I ALREADY KNEW THE ABOVE. I was one of those women for whom levelling up my oestrogen made my heart happier. Which I had had to work out for myself because….
Cardiology just ain’t interested.
Which is why I am now on a mission to increase awareness to both female patients AND cardiology.
The earliest noting of these perimenopausal symptoms is as far back as 1938 and they have been listed on The Greene Scale since at least 1973!
To find out just how I worked out a) what was wrong with me and b) what I needed to do to fix it read my blogs
Hearts and Hormones - My Research