I was interested in the article written by Geri Parlby called "Womanhood in fast forward" (WDDTY, vol 9, no 6).
I had a laparoscopy sterilisation in 1972, when I was 32, after the birth of my fourth son. I started having menopausal symptoms more or less immediately, much to the disbelief of my doctor, and never regained my normal menstrual cycle. Sarah Nieboer, London...........