Menopause
Making Menopause Matter
The menopause is when a woman’s menstrual cycle stops and they are no longer able to get pregnant naturally. Periods usually start to become less frequent over a few months or years before they stop altogether. ‘Going through the menopause’ can bring about symptoms such as irregular periods, hot flushes and confusion. Women are said to have reached the menopause when they haven’t had a period for one year.
In the UK the average age at which women reach the menopause is around 51, however, some women can go through the menopause earlier or later. A menopause before the age of 45 is considered an ‘early’ or ‘premature’ menopause.
“The development of the patient information leaflet is another step forward to make sure we fill the information gap for women, their doctors, and their families. It will bring factual, evidence-based information to the fingertips of many and provide women with the help and support they deserve when they need it for the future.”
Diane Danzebrink
Menopause News & Blogs
Making Menopause Matter with FPA Company
A few months ago, I was approached by FPA Company about the possibility of writing a menopause information leaflet that would be offered to GP practices around the country.
I didn’t have to think twice about the invitation, and this is why.
Dr Sue Mann, talks about Menopause
“Am I experiencing menopause or perimenopause?” At the heart of my work is the whole life course to women’s reproductive health. Perimenopause and menopause are a significant part this journey. In the work on reproductive health we emphasise the importance of a positive approach where the opportunity for reproductive health and access to reproductive healthcare, […]
Fertility and women aged over 35
There has been a lot in the news today about fertility and questioning whether women are leaving having children too late. Research reported in the Daily Telegraph has found that “current levels of childlessness among British women in their 40s have reached levels not seen since the 1960s”. And the Chief Medical Officer for England, […]
