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Number 12 fascinates me. (quoted below)

I know a number of elderly women who had hysterectomies earlier in life. These individuals are callous people at their best, and full-out sociopathic at their worst.

Society is experiencing a "loss of empathy" on an epic scale.

Makes me wonder if the loss of hormones (that contribute to nurturing, etc.) is part of that?!

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"12. In your opinion, what are the long-term implications of hysterectomy and oophorectomy that women might not be fully aware of when they consent to surgery?

They are not told that their lives will be shorter, that they will suffer more from osteoporosis, that they may never have restorative sleep again, that they will suffer the loss of muscle mass from the lost testosterone, that they will be anxious, enraged, panicky and perhaps diagnosed with a mental illness, that they will be offered a long list of pharmaceuticals for symptom relief which will fail them, that their bodies will suffer with pain and the list goes on."

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This is one of the standout points for me in this subject. This intervention "changes the woman" literally. It is not on par with say prostate interventions.

And because of the mind-boggling scale, then how could it not be society and culture changing.

The H Word is a stunningly direct book at what has been done with women.

The "loss of maternal feeling" says it all for me!

Coffey says that HERS has also counseled over 9,000 hysterectomized women who are experiencing symptoms such as loss of maternal feeling, bone and joint pain, chronic fatigue, hot flashes, insomnia, loss of short-term memory, diminished emotional responses, loss of sexual desire and a host of other hysterectomy-related symptoms.

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I recently saw something about how suicides in women are highest between ages 45-60 and wondered if this had something to do with perimenopause and menopause, as well as the surgeries in this article.

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I would think they were from the effects of the artificial hormones. Foreto has a Black Box warning for Bone Cancer. I learned the hard way NEVER take long-term in-the-body meds. If I react to it, it becomes a waiting game for it to leave the system. Daily can just be pitched, and out of your system quickly. The One-year IV is NOT safe for Asthma patients. Do you want a drug in your body for 6 months or a year? 1 month was hell.

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This sums it up:

In your opinion, what are the long-term implications of hysterectomy and oophorectomy that women might not be fully aware of when they consent to surgery?

They are not told that their lives will be shorter, that they will suffer more from osteoporosis, that they may never have restorative sleep again, that they will suffer the loss of muscle mass from the lost testosterone, that they will be anxious, enraged, panicky and perhaps diagnosed with a mental illness, that they will be offered a long list of pharmaceuticals for symptom relief which will fail them, that their bodies will suffer with pain and the list goes on.

I wrote a book about this subject, Hormone Secrets. The free download is here or you can buy a hard copy on Amazon. https://dl.bookfunnel.com/p7dvqow83g

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Homeopathy has been treating these issues for over 100 years. The typical female remedies for young women is Pulsatilla, and for women who have had children the remedy is Sepia. DesBio has homeopathic progesterone made from the "Bio-Identical" version, which is just a marketing term for synthetic. I would rather take remedies based on their similimum from natural sources. Professional Formulas has combination remedies based on more traditional homeopathic principles, and years of experience on combinations and potencies that work. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9343926/

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Mar 21Liked by Unbekoming

Interesting reading, thank you. I imagine I'm not alone to have been largely ignorant of such a large list of potentially debilitating post surgery side effects.

I'm wondering if there are specific correlations with regard to shortened lifespan and what they may be?

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You can add that the surgeon is NOT a very qualified Sticher, My stomach looked like the M Bridge in Memphis, TN, and 1 side was longer than the other. Chronic Yeast infections became uncurable. Hello Tummy Tuck to sort of fix that. M Bridge https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftalkbusiness.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F05%2FMemphis-I40-bridge-1-732x388.jpeg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=2d8deeedc65b7ebf55786da9b84a9fd9abb3f601a47c30f508469ffc1bccc9f5&ipo=images

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So sorry to hear this, take care.

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Fantastic interview. Does Carol have a website?

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Good point!

https://thewellnessbydesignproject.com/

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Thank you. Great interview!

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Mar 21Liked by Unbekoming

Thank you for both articles. There is so much here, I wish someone had mentioned it to me when I was young. 🌷

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Does anybody consider this when you neuter your pet for convenience?

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That's exactly what I was thinking... "now do neuter/spay effects!" And in fact, new info is arising that early spay/neuters are especially negative for long term health! We've always known it impacts bone growth... I can spot an early spay/neuter easily in dogs I see... read recently that spay does increase risk of cancer in females, etc. Lots of education to be done here...society objectifies animals...

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I’m a vet, but not in general practice. My dogs are intact now. My last neutered dog developed epilepsy. Turns out it was due to elevated, persistent LH levels due to the lack of oestrogen. She also died from osteosarcoma. LH is responsible for cell proliferation so it’s no surprise cancers result due to neutering. After discussing the risks with a client, she responded, “but I don’t want to contribute to the unwanted puppy population”, to which I replied, “but her being neutered won’t stop others from having puppies, why punish her?” Penny drop…it’s unbelievable that the best the RSPCA or the veterinary profession can do is neuter puppies in the name of welfare…sets them up for a life of chronic pain, illness and behavioural problems…all of which can be “treated” with prescription diets and medications, of course….

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Wow. Thanks for your informative reply!

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What is a full night's sleep, I mean the deep restful kind that refreshes the body—1 of the Club. Fibromyalgia was the first, OA, OP, and HORRID PILLS just made it worse. Oxycontin gave that, then it was blamed for the OD's. And it's side effect was bowel shutdown. Never misused, or took more than 5 mg, never got addicted. Valium 10 mg twice a day does not do much more than control Vertigo and pain seizures. You will live on it forever. It's just a class 5, low on the totem pole. Yet most primaries won't script it, and some pharmacies won't fill it. Neurologist visits every 6 months, for a 30-day supply, and 6 total filled scripts. Requires registering. Dr. Jeffery Singer. Fentanyl Police Busts Actually Make the Overdose Problem Much Worse

New research shows a direct link between big drug seizures and an increase in fatal overdoses.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/fentanyl-police-busts-actually-make-the-overdose-problem-much-worse

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I have been using homeopathy for my symptoms and it definitely works. Professional Formulas has great combination remedies that address almost every issue. DesBio also has homeopathics. If you want homeopathic progesterone, they make it and their homeopathic estrogen includes oophorinum which is a remedy made from bovine or sheep ovaries and Folliculinum is made from bioidentical eostrone, although it used to also be made from animal folliculum. I'm not sure why that changed.

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