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How strong are your bones?

How strong are your bones?

Our bone mass is at its best at the age of 30. In the first year of menopause, we lose 5% of our bone mass and 1% every year after that,...

Alcohol and the menopause

Alcohol and the menopause

The festive season is almost upon us and this year time spent with family and friends is going to be even more special than usual....

What makes us sexy?

What makes us sexy?

“Climbing naked down into a stream is awkward and ungraceful, but you don’t care because you know that when you are in the water you will...

Seek out the Gym

Seek out the Gym

One thing we all did during lockdown was exercise and exercise is great for helping to stabilise our hormones during menopause. We...

A Lifetime Of Care

A Lifetime Of Care

Many of us were born in its care, many of us have benefitted from its skills and, sadly, some of us will die in spite of its experience...

Ethnicity Matters

Ethnicity Matters

The #blacklivesmatter movement sweeping the world is a positive force for change, which resonates deeply within the medical profession...

Your Menopausal Mind

Your Menopausal Mind

Is it them or is it me? Do you find yourself questioning who is to blame for the emotional rollercoaster you seem to be on? That’s because...

Signs of Perimenopause

Signs of Perimenopause

Helen is 43. Her story is sadly all too familiar. At the end of 2019, after months of struggling to focus at work and losing all...

Painful Sex & Menopause

Painful Sex & Menopause

It had happened again. Rachel watched her husband roll over and pretend to go to sleep. This time he hadn’t said a word when she asked him...