verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ The Menopause Charity works to improve women’s and healthcare professionals’ understanding of the menopause. No pharmaceutical companies contribute to the cost of providing this education nor has any input into or control over the content of our work, all of which expresses our independent views. Kate Muir, producer said: “We’ve discovered making this film how much better-informed women - and their doctors - could be about hormones and the menopause. Women’s silence around the menopause needs to become a cacophony, and one day a symphony.”

New research has shown that women who took transdermal, body-identical estrogen and progesterone were 73% less likely to get dementia and other brain-degenerating diseases TV presenter Davina McCall has told the BBC how she thought she had a brain tumour or Alzheimer's when suffering from perimenopausal symptoms.

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Katie Lander, Executive Producer at Finestripe Productions said: “The menopause can be so much more than the occasional hot flush and it can last for years. Unless women can access help and support, so many will be suffering through no fault of their own. Davina and our contributors reveal the truth about their symptoms and their strategies.” On a mission to end the shame and misinformation surrounding menopause Davina wants to build a supportive community to break the crippling silence once and for all. Smashing taboos and debunking myths this book provides you with evidence-based information, from zero sex drive, to dry vaginas, hair loss, night sweats, depression, and much more - Menopuasing has got it all covered. Find out more about how perimenopause and menopause affect your brain, memory and mood, and how HRT can help: She added that it was a "sad state of affairs" that women struggled to get the medical help they need from some GPs.Imagine if over half the UK population was to experience the same life-changing health condition, which if disregarded would contribute to an increase in disease and illness, an increase in mental health issues, and the likelihood of losing jobs and marriages. Wouldn’t we want to do something about that? In collaboration with menopause expert Dr Naomi Potter, Davina McCall's new book Menopausing is a no shame guide to menopause, using real stories and the experiences of real women. Monday 8th March 2021: Channel 4 is to challenge our reluctance to talk about the menopause in Davina McCall: Sex, Myths and The Menopause. With startling honesty, Davina McCall will describe her own menopause journey, busting the myths surrounding the transition, and dispelling the shame and fear around hormone replacement therapy. Sarah Hey, commissioning executive said: “The menopause affects so many but remarkably is rarely discussed openly – I speak from experience! Through Davina’s blend of warmth and honesty about her own symptoms, the film sees women open up with such candidness about the impact the menopause has on their health, lifestyle and livelihood. Hopefully in turn it will encourage more women to do the same.”

Davina McCall, presenter said: “I don’t think I’ve ever worked on a project that has affected me so deeply. I get home after filming and sometimes I just sit down and cry ... from deep frustration and anger at how we are failing women. This film isn’t just for menopausal women, it’s for their partners, their fathers, their brothers, and their sons. We’re all in this together. I used to think that menopause was an age thing and now I realise it’s a woman thing. For far too long, there’s been a shroud of embarrassment, shame and fear around this topic, and this is where it stops!” Find out how taking HRT can help you cope better at work in perimenopause and menopause by helping banish symptoms from hot flushes to brain fog and joint pain – as well as improving sleep. Also, how to talk to your employer about menopause. Find out more about how to combat vaginal dryness with vaginal estrogen, available on prescription from your GP: