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The Latest Breaking News from Menopause

Why I’m throwing a party to celebrate menopause

Many dread it but for some women the ‘official’ end of their child-bearing years brings with it a new-found freedom

The Guardian - AU

What is anastrozole? All you need to know about the new breast cancer drug

Anastrozole has the potential to reduce the risk of breast cancer by almost 50% for many postmenopausal women at risk, here's what you need to know

Woman & Home

Perimenopause usually begins in your 40s. How do you know if it has started?

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.

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Menopause discussions are coming into the open, with a boost from celebs

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

The Independent UK

‘It was the most isolating experience’: Meet the women with early menopause

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

The Independent UK

Drug that can halve breast cancer risk offered to 289,000 women in England

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

The Guardian - UK

Divisive workplace reform to face split in parliament

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

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Nina Stibbe on menopause and HRT: ‘I was glad to note that my friend was much worse than me, weeing herself-wise’

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 Guardian - UK

Inquiry to examine wide-ranging impacts of menopause

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

AAP

NHS Scotland hailed for ‘positive' menopause and menstrual health policy

SCOTLAND'S largest employer has introduced a new policy to help women going through the menopause or suffering from menstrual difficulties.

The National (Scotland)

Alarm raised over leaks, cracked floors and hot temperatures at Sadiq Khan's new £30million City Hall HQ

Heat levels inside new base in the Royal Docks have been a particular issue for staff members experiencing the menopause

Evening Standard

Chimps experience menopause, study finds

Aside from some whales, humans were believed to be the only animals to experience menopause

Salon

Chimpanzees Experience Menopause, Similar To Humans, Study Finds

New research reveals that female chimpanzees go through a menopausal transition, shedding light on the evolution of menopause in primates.

Zenger

Wild Chimps Confirmed to Possess A Rare Evolutionary Trait Shared With Humans

For the first time, researchers have observed chimps living past menopause in the wild. They calculated these chimps' post-reproductive representation.

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Wild female chimps live long post-menopause life, study suggests

Scientists say it is first evidence of non-human primates living substantial post-reproductive life

The Independent UK

Researchers find ‘first proof of menopause in wild chimpanzees’

The findings can help researchers better understand why menopause occurs in nature and how it evolved in the human species.

The Guardian - UK

The modern menopause: three women on putting health and happiness first

The way we think and talk about this stage of life is shifting fast – and not before time. With wellbeing now a priority, Rosamund Dean speaks to three women who have benefited from the new openness

The Independent UK

Study reveals why millions of women wake up at 3.29am

Dame Kelly Holmes is amongst the agitated women waking up in the early hours

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Revolutionary drug that prevents hot flushes during menopause approved for use in the UK

Menopause is a transition which may occur naturally from the ages of around 45 to 55 when hormonal levels are low

The Independent UK

Menopause campaigner Mariella Frostrup: ‘I look forward to a future where women gradually stop feeling so ashamed’

The broadcaster and author is shining a light on bladder leakage – and why menopause awareness still has a long way to go. By Abi Jackson.

The Independent UK

‘Crippling menopause symptoms drove me to drink three bottles of wine a day’

Lindsey Beveridge tells Maya Oppenheim how agonising symptoms exacerbated her addiction as study finds women are spending more on alcohol than food to cope

The Guardian - UK

Unlocking the perimenopause puzzle: ‘Suddenly everything made sense’

With so many possible signs and symptoms, identifying that you’ve entered perimenopause can feel like a case for a detective. So what should you look out for, and where can you go for help?

The Guardian - UK

From hot flushes to weight gain: a doctor explains the common menopause signs and symptoms

If knowledge is power, then the more a woman knows about how her body is changing the better equipped she is to take control of this stage of life

The Guardian - UK

I welcome Kelly Holmes’s honesty about the menopause

Letter: Traditional ‘menopause orthodoxy’ can trigger feelings of inadequacy and guilt in women who find it debilitating, writes Janet Fraser

Fortune

Menopause symptoms worsen as the number of hours spent caring for others increases, according to new research

There is a critical need to improve menopause care and to provide support for women in this transition.

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