Coping with Menopause

Practical advice for managing common menopausal symptoms and their impact on daily life. Articles cover sleep issues, hot flushes, urinary changes and finding support networks.

Ageing Gracefully

How women who respect their bodies and make healthy choices manage to look and feel vibrant well after menopause.

Communicating Better About the Menopause

How to talk to people during menopause when your moods and emotions feel out of control.

Dealing with Urinary Problems

Urinary problems often get worse during menopause due to hormonal changes, and here's what you need to know about them.

Eating Disorders and Menopause

Eating disorders affect older women during and after menopause, often going unrecognised and causing serious health consequences.

Endometriosis and HRT

HRT may help relieve symptoms after endometriosis surgery, but weighing the risks and benefits matters for your health.

Getting Better Sleep During Menopause

Menopause often disrupts sleep through night sweats and anxiety, but yoga, breathing exercises and other relaxation methods can help.

Hot Flushes and Breast Cancer Risk

Women with hot flushes during menopause may have up to 50% lower breast cancer risk, according to new research.

How Alcohol Affects Menopause

Alcohol may affect when menopause starts and how severe your symptoms become, but the research is more complicated than you might think.

How to Handle Hot Flushes

Sudden intense heat waves during menopause can last seconds or minutes and happen multiple times an hour, leaving you flushed and sweating.

HRT and Migraines

HRT can affect migraine patterns differently for each woman, so close monitoring is important if you decide to start treatment.

Night Sweats and Menopause

Night sweats during menopause can disrupt sleep, but simple changes like keeping your bedroom cool and avoiding triggers can help.

Nurturing Your Body and Mind

How to take care of yourself during menopause when life feels overwhelming and everyone else needs your attention too.

Obtaining Support

How to build and maintain a support network during menopause, from partners to friends and family.

Stigmatisation of Menopause

Why menopause is stigmatised in British culture and how negative myths about this natural life stage harm women's health and wellbeing.

Top Ten Myths About Menopause

Separating fact from fiction about menopause so you can make better health choices and understand this natural life stage.

When to See a Doctor

Your doctor can help manage menopause symptoms that feel overwhelming and check for other health conditions during this transition.