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Thriving Through Menopause - a Savour Kilkenny event

Join Ireland’s leading menopause expert Catherine O’Keeffe a.k.a. the Wellness Warrior this October Bank Holiday Monday for a unique journey to life beyond the symptoms of menopause. In ‘Thriving Through Menopause’ Catherine will chat with medical ...

20 Sept 2022 at 15:33

More HRT swaps allowed as minister says supply issues will ease in June

Supplies of HRT products will be “in a better position” by next month, a minister has said as new measures to tackle widespread shortages were announced. Women’s health minister Maria Caulfield said the Government was working closely with ...

21 May 2022 at 12:11

Simple food swaps ‘could help women through the menopause’

Simple food swaps could help women through the menopause and prevent weight gain, according to the world’s largest study of its kind. Ditching white bread, pasta and rice – or simply eating them with fat or protein – could help lessen ...

23 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Pharmacists call for urgent law change to deal with acute HRT shortage

The Health Secretary has been urged to change the law to allow pharmacists to alter prescriptions during medical shortages like the one currently faced by women who rely on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products. Supply shortages ...

26 Apr 2022 at 07:55

Health & Wellbeing

HRT shortage: What are the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy?

Stocks of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) medication are running low, and Health Secretary Sajid Javid plans to appoint a tsar to tackle the problem. The British Menopause Society (BMS, thebms.org.uk) says more than 75% of women, ...

25 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Researchers link early menopause with dementia risk in later life

Women who enter menopause before they turn 40 are more likely to develop dementia later in life than those who begin menopause a decade later, according to a new study. Researchers suggest being aware of the increased risk can ...

01 Mar 2022 at 20:25

Effects of HRT on people going through menopause assessed for guidance update

The effects of hormone replacement therapy on the health of people going through the menopause are to be assessed to inform a forthcoming guidance update. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) published ...

27 May 2022 at 01:01

Javid meets HRT suppliers and vows to work with them to ‘boost supply’

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has met with pharmaceutical companies as part of efforts to boost the supply of treatments for the symptoms of menopause. Mr Javid said the meeting is one of the steps the Government is taking to ...

05 May 2022 at 20:25

Women warned not to swap HRT drugs amid supply issues

Women are being urged not to swap menopause medicines amid a shortage of a certain type of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The British Menopause Society said it is important for women to understand that there are ...

27 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Health Secretary should tackle hormone replacement therapy shortage, says MP

The Health Secretary should tackle the acute shortage of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) himself rather than appoint a tsar, a Labour MP has said. Carolyn Harris, co-chairwoman of the UK menopause taskforce, told ...

25 Apr 2022 at 08:55

Health Secretary to appoint hormone replacement therapy tsar

The Health Secretary has announced he intends to appoint a hormone replacement therapy (HRT) tsar amid a shortage of medication which has left women desperate. The news comes as many women are reportedly sharing ...

24 Apr 2022 at 15:25

City

Businesses failing to deal with menopause among staff, survey finds

The majority of British businesses are failing to deal with menopause in the workplace, according to new research. Just one in five employers considers menopausal symptoms during performance reviews of female ...

28 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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