Menopause

Health & Medicine
Is menopause bad for your mental health?
A new Lancet series challenges the long-held view that links menopause and poor mental health – finding no evidence of a universal or uniform increase in risk

Health & Medicine
Go Figure
Why is there a shortage of oestrogen patches in Australia… again?
Many people rely on hormone replacement therapy during menopause or gender-affirming hormone therapy – but the recurring national shortages of patches look set to continue

Health & Medicine
5 things you didn’t realise you need to know about perimenopause
One woman having a perimenopausal hot flush on live TV has started a national conversation about normalising the symptoms

Arts & Culture
Podcast
Our flesh after fifty
Professor of gynaecology Martha Hickey and curator Jane Scott discuss the inspiration behind ‘Flesh After Fifty’, an exhibition celebrating positive images of older women in art

Health & Medicine
It’s a fact: Women get better with age
New research finds that post-menopausal women become happier as they get older

Health & Medicine
Self-compassion may help women cope with menopausal symptoms
Menopause isn’t always smooth sailing, but self-compassion has the potential to help women manage the transition

Health & Medicine
Acupuncture can treat hot flushes, but there’s a catch
Researchers find traditional acupuncture treatments are no different from their fake equivalents for menopause symptoms