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Duration of HRT

How long can HRT be taken?
Women have often been advised to stop HRT since it has been taken "too long". In fact the duration of HRT is up to each woman to make an informed choice.

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DISTURBED SLEEP

Disturbed sleep is a common and often distressing menopausal problem, yet often not recognised nor appropriately treated. For more information, see our magazine article on disturbed sleep (PDF)

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MENOPAUSAL MEN!

Early results of our online survey suggest that many men are lacking in knowledge about the menopause and do not know how to help. If you have a male partner please direct him to our Man Shed

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VAGINAL DRYNESS AND DISCOMFORT

Many women continue to suffer from menopausal vaginal dryness and discomfort but can find it embarrassing to talk about. This checklist pdf, may be helpful to show to your doctor or nurse.

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Waking up to menopause with the BBC

 If you missed it... the programme that is, not the menopause,  check out some key clips here: 

• Dr Brianna  Cloke talks discovering menopause, early menopause and treatment
• Louise  Minchin shares her personal menopause journey
• BBC Presenters  talk about the stereotypes and open up on how they see the menopause
• Health tips
• Looking  after your bones
• Pelvic  floor - how to squeeze and lift
• Can  testosterone help?
• In the workplace
• Hitting the  menopause, age 15
• Helping  women in Scotland

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HRT: TO BLEED OR NOT TO BLEED

Taking HRT does not always mean a return of periods. While HRT mimics the period cycle in the perimenopause,  once periods have stopped it can be taken in a form that does not recreate the monthly cycle. See Postmenopause

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Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Many women develop prolapse where the vagina and/or pelvic organs drag down to varying degrees. Pelvic floor exercises are important for all of us, especially during and after menopause when low estrogen can affect pelvic floor strength. See more at Pelvic Organ Prolapse and exercise more!

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Menopause and Hysterectomy

After a hysterectomy it can be confusing to know when you will become menopausal since there will be no periods to go by. Some women experience early menopause after hysterectomy. See more at Menopause and HRT after Hysterectomy