This we are diving into how we better educate women about menopause. I am joined by Professor Joyce Harper of University College London in the Institute for Women’s Health where she is Head of the Reproductive Science and Society Group.
Joyce is a passionate educator and researcher on women’s health from puberty to menopause and author of Your Fertile Years,
Her research has shown that women do not understand menopause and go into it blindly. We have to improve this. In our conversation, we talk about important points including:
Why menopause is not a deficiency or a syndrome - it is not a disease
Why menopause should be on the curriculum of every medical school
That is important to ensure everyone, men and women get educated on the symptoms of perimenopause.
Why we need more research into menopause and to ensure that the learnings are disseminated in ways that lay people can understand.
Why hormone tests are meaningless and why we should be observing symptoms instead.
GP's are the frontline but where possible people should be referred to a menopause expert if necessary for HRT
It is critical we balance the negative narrative by encouraging more conversation on the positives of life post menopause
And more..
To learn more about Joyce and her work go to www,joyceharper.com. Follow her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/profjoyceharper/ Twitter https://twitter.com/ProfJoyceHarper or join her Facebook group Global Women Connected
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