Around 50% of menopausal women struggle with incontinence and little bladder leaks (and that’s just the ones who are admitting it!) Whilst the issue may be common, it’s not something that should be normalised or put up with. We’ve partnered with NIXI Body leak-proof underwear to break the taboo and share some tips on supporting your pelvic floor strength through menopause.

Perimenopausal symptoms can coincide with significant mid-life challenges and responsibilities, and research has shown that stress and symptoms of perimenopause are inextricably linked. Whether coping with menopause stress at work or in private life, self-care in perimenopause matters!

A personal journey discovering a genetic disorder that leads to early menopause.

How mindfulness and meditation techniques really can have a positive impact on menopause symptoms.

There is something quite cruel about the twist of fate that places the two biggest rites of passage in a woman’s reproductive life simultaneously. Puberty and menopause, the battle of the hormones. A story of a surgically induced menopause.

Alcohol and menopause don’t always make a good mix! Tolerance can fall, symptoms can be made worse and generally leave us feeling rough!

To young people menopause can feel like a lifetime away, but for a small proportion that’s not always the case. Education about women’s reproductive health is poorly lacking, so where do young people get their knowledge about menopause?

3,000 women are diagnosed every year with cervical cancer, over 18,000 are diagnosed with the other 4 types of gynaecological cancers for which there is no screening at all. One woman’s experience of surgical menopause due to womb cancer has started a petition for yearly women’s health check ups to reduce deaths of over 7,600 women each year.

We know regular exercise can improve physical health, increase well-being, and lead to a better quality of life, which in turn can lead to easing the symptoms of menopause. Dancing can be just as fulfilling as any other exercise during menopause.

Are you a black woman experiencing menopause in the UK? Menopause activist, Karen Arthur, has made it her mission to get your voice heard and to change the narrative about how black women receive menopause treatment.

The benefits that fish oil offers for many menopause symptoms.

The charity Women in Sport aims to empower women to see change can be good and being active, as a ‘new beginning’. Their interest in menopause came about after conducting a piece of research with women aged 55+, looking at the barriers they reported, for staying active. Find out why they want to get more women active!

Ovarian Cancer treatment can cause an early surgical menopause. We shine a light on the work of the charity Ovacome.

What is link between changes in your gut and menopause?

During and after menopause, the number of women who report sleep problems increases sharply. Why is this?

In the last of her three guest blogs, Dr Anita Goraya shares CBT strategies for relieving the physical symptoms of menopause.