Menopause

Menpause: useful books

Managing Hot Flushes and Night Sweats: A Cognitive Behavioural Self Help Guide by Melanie Smith and Myra Hunter Living Well Through the Menopause: An Evidence Based Cognitive Behavioural Guide by Melanie Smith and Myra Hunter Me and My Menopausal Vagina: Living with Vaginal Atrophy – 28 Sept. 2018 by Jane Lewis Surgical Menopause: Not Your Typical Menopause Kindle Edition by Helen Kemp The Menopause Monologues: Real experiences by real women (and a few men!) by Harriet Powell and M. R. Goodwin

Sleep disturbance

Sleepio: Online CBT package for insomnia, not specifically tailored for menopause but very useful. No referral required.

Managing Pelvic Floor Symptoms

Squeezy App: Designed by physiotherapists working for the NHS to help women with pelvic floor muscle exercise programs

Diet in Menopause

British Dietetic Association: Changing lifestyle may help to reduce menopausal symptoms, keep bone density and reduce risk of heart disease.

Risks of HRT

The Daisy Network: A Charity offering information, advice and support

Risks of HRT

Womens Health Concern

Effects of Menopause, self management, lifestyle, HRT and more

NHS Inform Menopause

Effects of Menopause, self management, lifestyle, HRT and more

Menopause Matters: Website with information covering all aspects of menopause and perimenopause.

Effects of Menopause, self management, lifestyle, HRT and more

Rock My Menopause: Factsheets, podcasts and webinars covering all aspects of menopause and perimenopause.

Let’s Talk Menopause

Ruth Devlin set up Let’s Talk Menopause to help raise awareness and to provide accurate information on the menopause. She is passionate about providing women and employers with evidence-based information and support, helping women to make informed decisions about how to manage their menopause and so improve their quality of life.
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Menopause

The menopause is when a woman stops having periods and is no longer able to get pregnant naturally.Periods usually start to become less frequent over a few months or years before they stop altogether. Sometimes they can stop suddenly.The menopause is a natural part of ageing that usually occurs between 45 and 55 years of age, as a woman's oestrogen levels decline. In the UK, the average age for a woman to reach the menopause is 51.