Menopause topics
Menopause is more than hot flushes.
It changes sleep, mood, memory, sex, bones, heart and cancer risk. Choose a topic for a full guide, with the evidence behind it.
Every woman's experience is different. Symptoms can be mild, severe or absent. Start with the topic that matters to you today.
01Topics
- PerimenopauseThe years before your last period
- SymptomsWhat changes, and why it varies
- Hot flushes and night sweatsThe most common symptom
- SleepWhy nights get harder
- Mood and mental healthAnxiety, irritability and low mood
- Brain fog and memoryLosing words, losing the thread
- Sexual health and desireThe topic nobody raises
- Vaginal, vulval and bladder healthDryness, pain and urgency
- Menopausal hormone therapyBenefits, risks and who it suits
- Heart healthRisk rises after menopause
- Bone healthLoss you cannot feel
- CancerScreening and risk in midlife
- Early and premature menopauseBefore 45, and before 40
- Menopause at workSymptoms do not clock off
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Look for a doctor or nurse with menopause training. These societies publish plain language information, and most keep a directory of practitioners.
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This page is education, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or menopause practitioner about your own care. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.