The Latest Breaking News from Menopause

Don't believe the hype. 'Egg timer' tests can't reliably predict your chance of conceiving or menopause timing

Many women who want to have children and are getting older worry about their fertility. The “egg timer” blood test is marketed as an empowering way to give women insights to help them plan when to have children.

The Conversation · Jun 13, 2023

Millions of women are working during menopause, but US law isn't clear on employees' rights or employers' obligations

While she was interviewing Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler in March 2023, Drew Barrymore suddenly exclaimed: “I’m so hot … I think I’m having my first hot flash!”

The Conversation · Jun 9, 2023

Women in tech: What good practice should look like

Creating a modern and supportive environment that will attract and retain female talent requires impactful actions.

TechRadar · Jun 8, 2023

Hormone patches or creams for menopause symptoms may have lower blood pressure risk than pills

Women often use hormone therapy to relieve hot flashes and other menopause symptoms — and new research suggests whether they choose pills, patches or creams might matter for their blood pressure

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023

Hot flushes, night sweats, brain fog? Here's what we know about phytoestrogens for menopausal symptoms

While some women glide through menopause, more than 85% experience one or more unpleasant symptoms, which can impact their physical and mental health, daily activities and quality of life.

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2023

Co Down woman's bid to help others suffering agony of endometriosis and menopause in silence

"We need to break the stigma around menopause and endometriosis so we can help other women going through the same journey."

Belfast Live · Jun 3, 2023

All the rage: the rise of the menopause novel

Self-help shelves are filled with guides to surviving midlife, but where is the fiction? Lisa Allardice talks to Marian Keyes, Joanne Harris and others about ‘hot-flush lit’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2023

Defiant mum feared she would die after cancer diagnosis in her 20s as she fights back for her two kids

Throghout her fight with cancer, Abbie Turner has lost 90 per cent of her hair and faced the menopause

Manchester Evening News · Jun 2, 2023

New menopause and menstruation standards launched for workplaces

The British Standards Institute has published new guidance to support employees and help organisations retain staff

Evening Standard · May 31, 2023

Lisa Snowdon, 51, says she's accepted she will never be a mum after early menopause

TV presenter Lisa Snowdon has accepted the fact that she will never welcome biological children with her fiancé George after going through the menopause early at 44-years-old

Daily Mirror · May 31, 2023