Workplaces should start catering for the menopause in a comparable way to pregnancy
A new study shows that a simple set of CBT exercises can help with symptoms, yet many workplaces have no policies in place to support women. Click here to read [...]
Radio 4 Woman’s Hour and BBC Radio Sheffield week-long menopause focus
BBC Radio Sheffield is to join forces with Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour for a week-long series looking at the impact the menopause is having on women’s lives. The investigation will [...]
New survey highlights impact of the menopause on every aspect of women’s lives in the UK
Three quarters of women say that the menopause caused them to change their life and over half say it had a negative impact on their lives.
Guardian article: HRT and vaginal moisturisers? Here’s what really helps menopausal women
Kathy Abernethy, the new BMS chairman, said: “Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is absolutely the best treatment for hot flushes and sweats that affect daily life. It can also help sleep [...]
HRT and hearing loss
A paper published today in Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause Society, reports that Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy may be associated with a higher risk of hearing loss.
Kirsty Wark: Menopause and Me – catch up now available
Just in case you missed these two excellent TV programmes last Thursday, 20 April here are the links.
Tonight – BBC1, 10.45pm: ‘Kirsty Wark: The Menopause and Me’
This documentary features Dr Heather Currie, Chair of the British Menopause Society (BMS). The British Menopause Society and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) have issued a statement ahead of the screening.
Menopause on BBC 1, Thursday 20 April
Essential viewing on BBC 1: Kirsty Wark – The menopause and me. Everything you always wanted to know about the menopause (but were too embarrassed to ask).
Hormone Replacement Therapy can lower risk of early death in women, a new study suggests
Results have been reported from a study of more than 4,200 women who received a coronary calcium scan at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center between 1998 and 2012. A coronary calcium scan is a CT scan that measures the amount of calcium in the heart's arteries.
New factsheet – Menopause and HIV
NAM (National Aids Manual) – the HIV/AIDS information charity – has produced a new factsheet entitled ‘Menopause and HIV’.