December 3, 2020

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Read or download our new guidance booklet 

Menopause Support has launched a new guidance booklet “Understanding Menopause” to support women to better understand and navigate menopause.

The new guidance booklet, reviewed by expert clinicians, includes a much-needed symptom checker to support women to understand the breadth of potential menopause symptoms and when to reach out for support.


Menopause video resources – created for waiting room screens

These have kindly been created for us by a company called Numed who have screens in over 3000 GP practices. They will be sharing these resources with all of the practices that have their screens.


Cycle of Change – a short animated film about understanding menopause

I am delighted to share the short animated menopause film that I have been working on with the team at ForMed films and menopause specialist Hazel Hayden.


Could it be Menopause? Posters

We’re absolutely thrilled to introduce our new’ Could it be menopause?’ information posters, and would love you to share them on your social media,  print them and put them up anywhere that will allow you to; workplaces, community spaces, gyms, hairdressers, shops, waiting rooms, the possibilities are endless!


Menopause and GSM Symptom checkers

Try our menopause symptom checker, learn more about GSM and get our help on how to approach your GP about your menopause symptoms


Guides

Check out our guides for partners, how to deal with your doctor and a variety of other relevant topics


Frequently Asked Questions

FAQs about HRT and the menopause, Oestrogen and Progesterone


Videos

Our video blogs can be seen here


Licensed HRT Preparations

The following HRT preparations are available for prescription via the NHS as of 08 January 2024


Menopause and Work

We are grateful to Loch employment law for sharing their guides to Menopause in Employment for both Employers and Employees with us. We hope that you will find the information helpful.


Survey – Surgical Menopause Experiences

No ovaries. No care. Women who have been plunged into surgical menopause are not receiving the fundamental care they need for their short and long-term health; that’s what the results from our new survey would suggest. 


Survey – Menopause Training in Medical Schools

The shocking disparity in menopause training in medical schools is laid bare in our recent survey following a Freedom of Information request


Joining the Patient Participation Group (PPG) at your GP practice

Request to join your PPG, there should be an option to do this on the practice website, if not, ask at reception. Most PPGs are looking for people to volunteer to join.


Template Letters

Have your say about ongoing HRT shortages and the recent announcement that the single fee for HRT will not now be in place until 2023 – share our letter or write your own with our template ⁄ Menopause Support has teamed up with Dr Zoe Hodson to see if we can collectively improve access to Testosterone for women via the NHS ⁄ Denied local oestrogen by your GP? Here are some template letters that could help you to make your views known.