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Explore our expert advice and guidance on women’s health and longevity - including menopause, menstrual health, weight loss, contraception and pre-and post-birth.
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Myth busting the menopause: what you need to know….
Myth Busting the Menopause: What you need to know, plus some common myths and assumptions we really need to debunk…..
The term ‘menopause’ tends to be used to mean the period of a woman’s life, usually somewhere around mid-forties to mid-fifties, when their ovaries slow and their reproductive life begins to draw to a close. It’s also used as a shorthand for the troublesome symptoms that many women experience during this phase of life.
The infamous ‘hot flushes’
The infamous ‘hot flushes’: What are they? Who gets them? And how what can I do to make them stop?
The term ‘Hot flushes’ is commonly used as a catch-all term for a range of temperature regulation (also called vasomotor) symptoms that can include sudden feelings of overwhelming heat & sweating (or, even, less commonly, feeling cold or shivery), and night sweats.