User:Trhartoma

Women must suffer! Must they? No, not really.

Too many women suffer, because they have been told it's quite normal. This is an experience I have almost every day, as a female gynaecologist. And however, it's often very easy to help them. You only have to understand the biology and biochemistry of the female body. There is enough evidence today that sexual hormones have quite specific effects in the brain. It is therefore useless to tell that women just imaginate or their problems have merely psychological reasons. Certainly, such cases exist, too. But there are mostly real biochemical or organic processes which lead to typical complaints. So, why should women suffer, if they don't have to. Every woman is unique, although they often try to compare themselves with other women. And this unique woman undergoes continuous changes in her body. Although there are certain variations, the main tendence is the same. "Pelvic pain during the menstruation is normal; my mother had it, my sisters have it, my grandmother never told about such things." But in most cases it is a symptom, or an omen of later organic disorders. Praemenstrual depressions or agressive behaviour may disturb the life of the whole family. What a pity! And women in their climacterium, tired and depressed or sometimes imposible for the family, colleagues and other people, ashamed because of their hot flushes or sweating with their whole body, not having slept enough in the night. Think for instance about climacteric women who have to teach difficult teen-agers! Or to have a conference before an audience! Much intellectual capacity is lost because of unnecessary complaints. Many women do not like to take pills. It is good so if they don't need any. They are often afraid of using "chemical substances". But why? The human being consists of chemistry. Hormones which are the same or almost the same as produced by the own body can not be considered as "drugs". It is really sad if you see some of your patients developping gradually an Alzheimer, just because they permanently refuse a hormonal therapy which is known to effect against that difficult disease. Women, who don't want to use the contraceptive pill, very often harm themselves. There is a constant belief that women who don't take the pill are living in a "natural" way. Nonsense! Biologically seen, it would be normal, if they would become pregnant as soon as they become fertile. After a delivery they are supposed to breastfeed their offspring. After that they should normally become pregnant again. Today many girls have their first menstruation at the age of 11-12 years, sometimes even at the age of 9 years. How many years there will be, before they are getting in the menopause? I don't mean that women should continue their reproduction through their whole life. On the contrary, I am happy not seeing anymore female bodies abused by 17 or more pregnancies and deliveries. However; it isn't a normal situation, either, if a women is ovulating 12-14 times a year without becoming pregnant! I compare these women often, it is a bit rude, I know, with hens which are permanently producing eggs without reproduction. It is a shock, but they may change their opinion hearing this. I tell them about a compromise with the nature, by depressing the ovulation. And they suddenly see the situation in a quite new way. Dependable scientific studies and practical experience show that women who have used the pill for many years have less problems or gynaecological diseases than the others. Other hormonal treatments have also many beneficial effects as to the woman's health, provided that the time and art of the treatment is correct. So, why should women suffer? T Rita Hartoma