hi sibling--marling [sorry-i must be goofy today] you wrote >Ok,Girls >I am curious about how many of us went through >menopause before being diagnosed with PD. >Also how many were in menopause when diagnosed >and how many started it after the diagnosis. my statistics: born 1947 diagnosed pd 1988 started peri-menopause 1996 still peri-ing 1998 [menopause = 12 months period-free] >I began my trip down this road in 92 >and was diagnosed in 95. >I am, according to my gp, in the final stages >but this could last for some time. do you mean the final stages of pd or menopause??? >How can we gather information about how PD and our meds >effect and are effected by other natural changes in our bodies?? there's a selection of articles in the archives try looking under 'hormones' or 'estrogen' or 'menopause' or 'menstrual' >Maybe someone (maybe even me) could start >archiving women's stories on this subject? ono another great idea.... another section of the webring? jerry...? your cyber-sibling in serious silliness janet janet paterson aka calendar control supervisor 51/10 - sinemet/selegiline/prozac - [log in to unmask] quotations: http://newww.com/cgi-bin/do_cal?c:newvoice pwp event calendar: http://newww.com/cgi-bin/do_cal?c:pwpc