If HRT isn’t for you, then what are the best non-medical options? This doctor’s guide will ensure you make a choose that is right for you
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Pelvic floor exercises and incontinence products are important for many midlife women. If you have bladder problems, this physiotherapist’s guide tells you everything you need to know
Meet the midlife doctor with answers to all of your menopause and perimenopause questions. Whatever you need to know, she’s got your back
Being isolated at home is hugely challenging for all of our mental health, even more so if anxiety is already an issue for you. But there are ways to boost your wellbeing - even when you’re stuck on the sofa
Sadly, many GPs simply are not good enough when it comes to menopause care. It makes us very cross indeed. Here’s what you need to know before your appointment, to make sure that you get the support and information you need.
MPowered Women’s events programme brings our doctors together with our community of women, to share facts, dismiss fictions and help all of us get on with our brilliant midlife years
Knowledge is power in the menopause years, so we asked one of the MPowered Women medical experts to tell us the best go-to places to get the facts (not the fictions)
If your working day is suddenly an assault course of forgetfulness, anxiety and an afternoon sob in the loo, then know this - you are not losing your mind and you can do something about it
If HRT isn’t for you, then what are the best non-medical options? This doctor’s guide will ensure you make a choose that is right for you
Flagging libido? Brain fog? Low energy? We’re guessing a lot of you are nodding right now. Testosterone could be the answer. Our doctors explain why.
In this extract from the brilliantly frank and informative The Vagina Bible, a gynaecologist explains exactly what is happening to your body in the menopause years
What is ‘bioidentical’ HRT and is it your best option? Don’t believe the hype. As medical experts issue warnings against pricey bioidenticals, we unravel the confusion and get to the HRT facts.
Recent headlines have promised women a miracle menopause test: a procedure that can delay the menopause. No drugs, no symptoms, no more hassle. Is it too good to be true?
Your menopause questions come in all guises. Some are easy to group together - like HRT - and some are more general menopause questions, like these ones here. Our doctors have the answers.
It's a part of the body that is often ignored - until it makes its presence very much felt. You can certainly feel the effects if you don’t look after it properly. Time to pay your pelvic floor the attention it deserves.
Don’t wait until midlife to start looking after your menopause health, says Dr Shahzadi Harper, a GP and women’s health expert. Your 30s are the time to start your wellbeing preparation.
