‘When women can’t access HRT, it can reach the point where they take their own lives’
In the meantime, moreover, what are women doing to make their lives bearable if they cannot get hold of the oestrogen gels, sprays or patches they need…
Being in denial can’t stop ageing, so start embracing it
Dr Becca Levy is a Yale professor and the author of the new book Breaking The Age Code, which examines how your beliefs about ageing will determine…
How we’re beating the HRT shortage
“Pharmaceutical companies say that they have struggled to keep up with the high demand for product,” says Harris, “meaning that stock has been low for some time…
HRT shortages force menopausal women to turn to the black market
But support groups say many menopausal women are being forced to turn to private pharmacies and clinics charging £25 per bottle, while others try to barter for…
Early onset of menopause raises risk of dementia later in life by a third
A woman is a third more likely develop dementia if she goes through an early menopause, according to a new study. If a woman goes through the…
‘I left my career behind and I didn’t need to’: Why we need to talk about menopause at work
Sometimes things really escalate. “There’s a small but increasing number of tribunals related to menopause discrimination, and I’m surprised there aren’t more when you consider how many…
HRT and menopause: How it works, and the possible side effects to know about
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) will soon be available to women over the counter, with watchdogs set to propose a reclassification of the medication. The proposal would be…
How is anyone getting any work done in woke Britain?
Imagine if this column broke off mid-flow because I had to go and “work on myself”. Because becoming a Better Human Being – one who was aware…
HRT: How it works, and the possible side effects to know about
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) will soon be available to women over the counter, with watchdogs set to propose a reclassification of the medication. The proposal would be…
Hormone Replacement Therapy: How does it work, are there side effects and what are the alternatives?
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) will soon be available to women over the counter, with watchdogs set to propose a reclassification of the medication. The proposal would be…
Over-the-counter hormone replacement therapy – a dangerous step or a liberation for women?
But how about systemic HRT – patches, gels, pills and sprays? This is a more controversial prospect, but might we one day be able to pick them…
I was given different brands of HRT with very different outcomes
The first time I was prescribed HRT, I felt so utterly magnificent that – look away now if you are of a sensitive disposition – I understood…
Dark spots, thinning skin, breakouts: this is how to beat perimenopausal ageing
Dark spots Have you noticed blotchy brown or grey pigment across your forehead, cheeks, bridge of the nose, chin or upper lip? Then the hormonal shifts you’re…
Mariella Frostrup: ‘At last I’m not pigeonholed, I’m just me’
She finally saw a GP, who ordered three consecutive blood tests but drew no conclusions. Frostrup’s diagnosis only came when she saw a female gynaecologist three years…
The doctors treating long Covid with HRT
It was while working at home, that Dr Sarah Glynne and her husband, Paul, began to grow suspicious. Sarah, an NHS GP in Oxshott, Surrey, and menopause…
Jenny Eclair: I miss going through menopause because it’s an ‘excuse to behave like a maniac’
Jenny Eclair has joked that she misses going through the menopause as it gave her licence to “behave like a maniac”. Contrary to what many women are…
Davina McCall: Menopausal women leaving jobs as they feel they’ve lost their marbles
Millions of women could be leaving the workforce after the menopause left them feeling they have “lost their marbles”, Davina McCall has warned. The television presenter, fitness…
And just like that… Sex and the City gave my generation their voice back
If there is a Sex and the City generation, then, reluctantly, I am it. During the autumn of 1998, freshly moved to the UK’s big city aged…
Competition, conflict and crying: Eight things men need to learn about women
Rod Stewart was in the news again last week, this time sharing his experience of the menopause. According to Rod, Penny Lancaster’s mood swings left him so…
Meet Lesley Salem, Harrow School’s new menopause teacher
As Salem says, given all the things that women are juggling, it was time that a light was shone on their needs. “The problem isn’t actually the…