‘I threw the dinner across the room!’ Penny Lancaster reveals she started the menopause during lockdown as she details husband Rod Stewart’s reaction to her mood swings By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 14:35 BST, 3 August 2020 | Updated: 14:35 BST, 3 August 2020 Penny Lancaster has spoken out on her experience of the … Read more
Zoe Hardman has candidly discussed her experience with the early menopause and how the experience left her feeling incredibly low. The presenter, 37, said she began experiencing menopausal symptoms towards the end of last year after developing the hereditary condition, which her sister, mother and grandmother have also faced. Zoe revealed that the confusing experience … Read more
Taking hormone replacement therapy to cope with the menopause ‘cuts risk of common infections’ New evidence from the University of Texas found women who took HRT had a greater variety of beneficial bacteria in their urine which reduces risk of UTIs The study confirmed theory that postmenopausal women have more infections Researchers spoke to 75 … Read more
A hi-tech T-shirt packed with tiny sensors could make it easier to diagnose whether a woman has started the menopause. The garment is worn round the clock to measure changes in temperature and identify sweating caused by the hot flushes many menopausal women suffer. The sensors, which sit close to the skin, take readings every … Read more
Penny Lancaster is talking — with much sense, it must be said — about the lack of diversity in our police force, and why it endangers us all. ‘The problems arise when you have a them and us mentality,’ she says. ‘People tend to see police officers as The Police, a big block, rather than … Read more
Exposure to a type of man-made chemicals may cause menopause to occur two years earlier in women, a new study warns. US researchers found that high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in blood samples contributed to an earlier menopause in women. PFAS, which are used as oil and water repellents and coatings for … Read more
Alanis Morisette has shared she is going through the early stages of menopause while breastfeeding her baby Winter. The singer said her hormones can become a ‘f*****g s**tstorm’ and her emotions can sometimes overwhelm her. Speaking to The Sunday Times, she said: ‘It’s a f****** s**tstorm. If my hormones are great I’m … When they’re … Read more
Tell Trinny: Help! The menopause is ruining my style By Trinny Woodall For You Magazine Published: 00:02 GMT, 22 March 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 22 March 2020 Dear Trinny, I’m 55 and used to be slim and able to wear chic clothes, but that’s all changed since I hit the menopause and started taking … Read more
Night sweats. Mood swings. Insomnia. Hot flushes. Weight gain. Headaches. Depression. Anxiety. Palpitations. Joint symptoms . . . I could go on. It’s a grim list, isn’t it? Yet these are just a few side-effects of the menopause. No doubt you would assume that a combination of such symptoms in women in their 40s and … Read more
Millions of women are ‘fobbed off’ by GPs who fail to recognise menopause symptoms, a major survey suggests. It found that one in four sufferers have to visit their doctor at least three times before getting appropriate treatment such as HRT. Common symptoms such as anxiety and heart palpitations are frequently dismissed by GPs who … Read more