Jenny Powell needed iron transfusions due to menopause

OHMYGOSSIP — Jenny Powell underwent iron transfusions in hospital after severe menopause symptoms left her struggling to get out of bed every day.
The 54-year-old presenter has opened up about her experience with perimenopause – the time before a woman’s periods stop – and admitted she was left feeling tired, depressed and suffering from anaemia because she was losing so much blood.
She told Closer magazine: “The menopause affected me mentally and I didn’t feel like me. Mu serious were awful, I’d have to change about five times a day and I lost that much blood that I became anaemic. I was really tired and depressed.
“I’d struggle to get out of bed and I couldn’t wait to go back to bed at night.”
Jenny admits she didn’t address her symptoms straight away and her condition became worse because she’d left it so long.
It meant she ended up needing treatment in hospital, adding: “I left it too long to get it sorted, so in the end I had to have iron infusions in hospital.”
Fellow TV star Davina McCall has been shining a light on menopause recently, releasing two Channel 4 documentaries lifting the lid on what has previously been considered a taboo subject.
Jenny has applauded Davina for working so hard to raise awareness and hopes women will get the help they need.
She added: “The likes of Davina McCall … have done a brilliant job of bringing it (menopause) out into the open.
“I’m so pleased we can share our experiences and it’s encouraged me to talk about it on social media.”
Jenny also recalled a childhood tragedy when a neighbour committed suicide when she was struggling to cope with menopausal symptoms.
She concluded: “I remember when I was a kid out next-door neighbour threw herself under a train because of menopause. It must have been a very lonely place for previous generations”

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