The Latest Breaking News from Menopause

There should also be better understanding of the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy, a health care watchdog has said.

Watts, 55, has previously said experiencing early menopause was ‘incredibly isolating’

More than half our population (50.7%) are born with ovaries and will experience perimenopause in midlife. This occurs as hormone levels decrease and ovaries slow their release of eggs.

TV, movies, books and music frequently showcase the tumult of tweens coming of age

Actor Naomi Watts has described having menopause symptoms at 36 as an ‘incredibly isolating’ experience that made her feel like she was losing her mind. Katie Rosseinsky hears from women who, like Watts, have been through menopause prematurely about this often misdiagnosed and misunderstood condition

Anastrozole to be made available to women who have been through the menopause and have family history of breast cancer

Federal parliament will debate workplace reforms, the Murray-Darling Basin plan, judicial immunity and propose an inquiry into menopause.

The writer moved to London to take a break from life. Could she continue with pretending the menopause didn’t exist? And that it was the dog who had peed on the sofa …

The Senate will next week agree to set up an inquiry into menopause after a request from the Greens.