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Many women are forced into their menopause suddenly when they have their ovaries removed during an operation.

Too many women are needlessly scared about HRT and do not want to take it even though they do not know enough about it. This really informative factsheet should help you learn more accurate facts.

Jane Lewis has written this article to share her experience and help to empower women and break this taboo. I am so grateful to her for allowing me to share this on my website.

Many of my patients return to my clinic telling me that taking HRT has really changed their lives and I am often told that they missed they had taken it sooner.

I have recently uploaded several videos onto the website.  They are short videos in which I talk about different aspects of the menopause, including symptoms, health risks, impact of menopause on work and treatment options.

It was recently Mental Health Awareness week and it is therefore very timely that Carol Vorderman has been so open in the media about her depression which has been a result of her menopause.

Around 3.5 million women aged 50-65 years in the UK are currently in employment. It is known that the majority of menopausal women experience symptoms and many of these have symptoms negatively affecting their ability to work.

Around 80% of women who I meet in my menopause clinic tell me that they have not had sex with their partners for more than two years. They tell me they still love their husbands though.

There is a massive market for products to help perimenopausal and menopausal women. Many women I talk to are desperate for anything to help improve the quality of their lives and some have spent small fortunes on products that have often not helped.

The majority of women suffer with vaginal dryness at some time of their lives and most of these women are not receiving treatment. This can lead to symptoms of pain, discomfort and irritation in the vaginal area.