Women often get genitourinary symptoms around the time of the menopause, frequently due to mild infections such as cystitis and thrush. At the menopause, you may be more prone to these infections, as reduced oestrogen production causes a rise in your vaginal pH. This affects your vaginal ‘microbiome’, the balance of bugs that live harmoniously inside you.
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CYSTITIS AND THRUSH AT THE MENOPAUSE
Monday, March 29th, 2021WORKPLACE MENOPAUSE POLICIES AND GUIDANCE
Saturday, March 20th, 2021I ’ve been presenting talks and workshops in the workplace for 21 years, and more recently webinars. An important focus of interest over the last two years has been the preparation of a menopause policy or guidance for employees and employers.
MENOPAUSE ‘ASK THE EXPERTS’ QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Sunday, January 24th, 2021The following ‘Ask the Experts’ questions were sent in to The Menopause Exchange by our members, the answers were provided by our ‘Ask the Experts’ panel and included in issue 85 (summer 2020) and issue 86 (autumn 2020) of The Menopause Exchange newsletter. If you would like to read the questions and answers in the latest issue of The Menopause Exchange newsletter sign up for FREE emailed newsletters.
NUTRITION AND IMMUNITY
Saturday, December 26th, 2020Following the outbreak of Covid-19 across the globe, the media (both print and online) has been awash with ways to boost our immunity. Ranging from garlic and lemons, to alkaline foods and cleansing, suggestions range from the everyday to downright bizarre. Could what you eat influence your immunity? Here’s what you can do, both during and after the menopause, to help maintain great health.