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Em Rusciano: “I remember being scared to go under general anaesthetic in case I spoke about maybe finding Madonna hot.”

Weight gain, brain fog and anxiety: Is it menopause, or just clever marketing?

Women are more confused than ever as the market for menopause treatments grows – and misinformation flourishes.

  • Sarah Berry

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According to the Australian Menopause Society, up to 4 per cent of people with a uterus will experience menopause before the age of 40.

I never expected to go through menopause at 29. But I’m far from alone

According to the Australian Menopause Society, a number of women will experience menopause before the age of 40.

  • Zoe Simmons
Yola Armstrong

Grown kids, ageing parents, demanding careers: Why ‘midlife collision’ is buffeting women

Women who are caught in the middle of caregiving responsibilities just when their careers are at their peak are handling responsibilities in all aspects of their lives.

  • Wendy Tuohy
Jean Hailes for Women’s Health chief executive, Sarah White, is among the Australian women’s health experts warning menopause influencers are making claims about the powers of novel hormone treatment that are not supported by data.

College of GPs pulls support from menopause event as experts criticise influencer claims

The college said the So Hot Right Now conference, where the headline speaker is high-profile British GP Louise Newson, was no longer deemed eligible to be credited as professional development for GPs.

  • Wendy Tuohy

From hot flushes to night sweats: How to deal with menopause in a heatwave

Extreme heat is uncomfortable for everyone, but particularly for those going through menopause. Here’s how to cope.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Kirsty Costa was 31 and had just lost a pregnancy when she was told she had gone into early menopause, a condition with which more young women are being diagnosed.

At 31, Kirsty had just been pregnant – but she suddenly faced a ‘brutal’ reality

The months-long “medical limbo” Kirsty Costa fell into while trying to get a diagnosis has now helped to inform new guidelines for doctors.

  • Wendy Tuohy
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I keep bursting into tears in public, but there’s a good reason for it

It’s OK, because I laugh as much as I cry. And actually, I consider it a superpower.

  • Jo Stanley
Reena Murray, 41, experienced early onset menopause after receiving cancer treatment.

How Reena found relief when GPs hesitated to treat her symptoms

When Reena needed help, her doctors hesitated. A menopause and mood hub in Sydney will provide expert care to women navigating hormonal change.

  • Kate Aubusson
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) this year reviewed all laser devices used for vaginal rejuvenation “in response to emerging safety signals”.

The $4000 therapy scientists say is no better than a sham

Dozens of clinics in Sydney alone offer expensive laser therapies to treat symptoms of menopause. A new study shows they are no more effective than a placebo.

  • Angus Thomson
Babies are not for everyone.

Now that I’m done with child-rearing, I find babies revolting

Once, I felt indifference. These days my whole body reacts, my sphincter clenches, my gag reflex tickles, and I tremble as I recoil.

  • Amra Pajalic

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/menopause-6gyy