The 40s and 50s are when many people peak in their careers. I wonder if menopause-related cognitive decline could explain why women are “under-represented” at the top of many professions. Of couse, even asking this question is very un-PC. According to the article, the cognitive decline can be treated with estrogen, which is good news.
The article goes on to explain that the “brain fog” (if/when there is one) is a temporary phase, resolving itself once the brain adjusts to lower estrogen levels.
I am not a real fan of hormone supplementation. My wife was treated with estrogen to help with various menopause related symptoms. She later developed breast cancer. While there are plenty of doctors who tout the safety of hormone supplementation, you's be hard pressed to find an oncologist who does. IMO, when the body starts running low on hormones, it is for a reason. That's the way God/Mother Nature planned it.
“According to the article, the cognitive decline can be treated with estrogen, which is good news.”
Is there any drug...besides alchohol...for men during this time?
It does cause a problem, especially in some jobs where numbers are important, like writing down phone numbers (receptionist) and amounts of money (receptionist, finance, retail). There is also some forgetfulness of general things and words). Menopause causes reversing of numbers all the time.
I think women are fired for those mistakes that they cannot help. I was at a job orientation (major tax prep company) and a woman WHO SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER, was berating other women for the number reversal issue.
Treating this with estrogen is not such a great idea, estrogen treatments are found to cause breast cancer, when women are found to have breast cancer they drain you of estrogen, estrogen very bad for breast cancer!!!
I’m a bit unclear on this but weren’t we doddering old crones told HRT would make our hearts rebel and kill us? True confession I have MS so some days I have major brain fog so I would not know if it came from that or being older.