It was "National Daughter's Day" according to all of the social media posts last week. Seriously, like WTAF is that? I am someone's daughter - but all of my parents are dead (mom, dad and step-mom), and I opted against having children, so I have no daughters or sons for that matter, but it definitely got me thinking. 

This was not the third episode that I had planned, and even after recording it (I made 5 attempts and you are getting my best effort here kids!) I am still not sure it is what I intended. Basically I am giving you some food for thought. When I was growing up, I was told that my menopause path would follow my mother's... well, that was impossible, because she died before she hit the menopause. But then I started thinking about all of the differences between me and my mom and realised that there were probably so many, that the likelihood of us having twinning menopause paths was probably very slim.

In this episode I cover some of the more obvious differences between us and our mother's lives. One thing, which comes at the end and which I am particularly intrigued about is how trans men cope with this biological inevitability; do the drugs work, are they enough - or does nature dominate here? This same question can be put to those who have opted for HRT, though I believe fewer of us are going down that route these days.

As always, this is as much about me putting questions out there as to me feigning to having any understanding of what is actually going on in the midlifery chapter. Thanks for listening, and please email [email protected] or post a voice message with any questions or feedback on anchor.fm.

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