The Latest Breaking News from Menopause

After years of public campaigning and parliamentary action, the NHS will formally include menopause in routine health assessments for adults aged 40–74. Campaigners say the change could improve quality of life for millions while reducing long-term risks such as osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease.

Experts welcome the addition but urge the health service to improve awareness of checks in the first place

Questions about menopause will be included in NHS health checks for first time

Social media widely promotes testosterone as an essential part of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT, also known as hormone replacement therapy or HRT) to treat low mood, brain fog and loss of vitality.

Feeling underwhelmed by life could mean you’re experiencing anhedonia, but all is not lost

Experts offer advice about starting on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

Unregulated private companies are providing menopause information online, researchers said.

HRT replaces lost hormones and comes in various forms

Researchers said further studies were needed but they hoped the findings can ‘start a larger conversation about prevention in women’s health’.

Advertisers exploit our misogynistic culture, making women feel as if their bodies are broken. But better information might just help, says writer Stella Duffy

Women’s health academics at UCL call for national education programme to combat misinformation and unregulated advice