Perimenopause

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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

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Health & Medicine

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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

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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

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Arts & Culture

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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

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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

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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

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