July 2nd 2024.
BBC presenter Gabby Logan recently opened up about her experience with perimenopause symptoms. The 51-year-old shared the details of a "mini-crisis" she had in 2020, before she even knew she was perimenopausal. Gabby recalled having an "absolute meltdown" over something small and threatened to move out of her family home in Beaconsfield. She told her husband Kenny and their 18-year-old twins, Reuben and Lois, that she was going to buy a flat and leave them to it.
Fortunately, Gabby's lowest point was short-lived as she was later prescribed hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to alleviate her symptoms. In fact, she even wrote a book called The Midpoint Plan to help others prepare for middle age. During an interview with The Sunday Times Magazine, Gabby shared, "It was over something small, like the kids not clearing up after breakfast. I had this absolute meltdown, sat everybody down and launched into this off-the-cuff 'I'm going to get myself a flat in Beaconsfield and move out and let you all just get on with it'. It was totally random."
Gabby revealed that she learned she was perimenopausal at the age of 47. Perimenopause is when a person experiences menopause symptoms but still has periods. It ends and menopause begins when a person has not had a period for 12 months. Some common symptoms of perimenopause and menopause include anxiety, mood swings, brain fog, hot flushes, and irregular periods.
Gabby also shared a particularly difficult evening she had with her children, Lois and Reuben, during this time. However, with the help of HRT, Gabby was able to manage her symptoms and make it through this tough period.
She also spoke about an incident on a flight where she experienced extreme pain and nearly caused an emergency landing. Gabby later found out that it was just trapped gas, but at the time, it caused a bit of panic on the plane. She is now one of the UK's most iconic sports reporters and continues to inspire others with her story.
In 2022, Gabby's husband Kenny revealed that he had been diagnosed with cancer and had to undergo surgery to remove his prostate. He credits Gabby for urging him to get checked and is grateful to have caught it early. The following year, he was given the all-clear.
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