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Am I at the Menopause?
Menopause, Symptoms, Early Menopause, Vaginal, Bladder and Period problems
RESEARCH AROUND MINORITY WOMEN'S EXPERIENCE
Can You Help By Sharing Your Experience?
A Master's student from the University of Nottingham is conducting a research project exploring minority women’s menopause experiences. Niroshi Romina Alles would like to hear from perimenopausal/menopausal women about their experiences. The study aims to address the following questions: how women describe and interpret their experiences of menopause, how they respond to and manage symptoms, and how these experiences shape their decisions about seeking support.
Data will be collected through semi-structured video interviews, which will be audio-recorded for analysis purposes only. Participants will be given the opportunity to review whether the analysis accurately reflects their experiences. The project is expected to be completed and submitted in September.
Individuals can register their interest by clicking the link below. Those who wish to proceed will receive a participant information sheet, followed by a consent form and video calls via Teams will be arranged. » Read more
MENOPAUSE & MARRIAGE
Can A Menopause Conversation Help Save A Marriage? Judy and David are a GenX couple based in Savannah, Georgia. They are not clinicians; they are just a couple surviving menopause together. Judy spent years navigating symptoms that were dismissed, misdiagnosed, and minimized before she got the care she needed. She is done being quiet about it. David spent those same years watching his wife change into a shell of herself, and not understanding why. Together, they nearly lost their marriage before either of them had a name for what was happening. » Read more
HRT IS A HUGE TOPIC HRT:
The Basics & Much More
We’ve decided to take the bull by the horns and tackle the huge topic of HRT. In this podcast we discuss which hormones we’re actually talking about that tend to flip about and go all wonky.
We talk about tweaking the type, dose and route… taking an individualised approach and what is the ‘window of opportunity’.
We run through the benefits and risks, touching on why you might not want to take HRT, for varying reasons.
Then there’s the ever-confusing medical terminology - what do we mean by bio-identical hormones and body identical hormones. We’re delighted to be joined by our guest for this episode, Dr Becky Smithson, who gives us an insight into a GPs perspective. » Listen to learn more
Menopause Matters information is available via Amazon Alexa
Menopause Matters will be providing answers to some of the most commonly asked questions around menopause via Amazon's cloud-based voice service, Alexa. » Read more
