Menopause Essentials

Menopause Basics includes key information on menopause to help you better understand this natural biological process. Starting with what it is, causes, duration, stages, symptoms, diagnosis, health impacts, treatment, and management are covered.

Positive Perspectives explores different perspectives of menopause. It covers bodily, relationship, and life changes that bring the potential for deeper, richer and more satisfying experiences as you enter the postmenopausal phase for the remainder of your life.

Global Views explores the different ways various countries and culture’s view and perceive menopause. Some cultures celebrate and embrace menopause as a time of empowerment and sharing of wisdom, and other cultures attach stigma and shame to menopause.

Menopause Causes outlines the different ways menopause can start. This includes naturally occurring menopause, which happens as part of the ageing process, POI, when the ovaries fail to release eggs regularly, and induced menopause, which can happen suddenly from surgical and medical procedures.

Menopause Stages includes the three stages of menopause. Starting with the first stage, perimenopause, which includes subtle menstrual-like symptoms, followed by menopause, diagnosed when a woman has not had a period for 12 months, and ending with postmenopause, which increases health risks like osteoporosis.

Menopause Symptoms covers the four dimensions that women can experience menopause symptoms on. This includes physical and physiological, Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM), cognitive and thinking, and mood and psychological, as well as common changes, treatment options, and management strategies.

Diagnostic Insights explains how menopause is diagnosed and explores practical strategies to be actively engaged in the medical process. This includes keeping track of menstrual cycles and menopause symptoms, and being prepared before, during and after medical appointments.

Menopause Impacts gives you key information on the health consequences and risks that menopause may introduce. Most importantly, it explores health screenings and testing, and prevention and safeguarding strategies to consider.

Treatment Options covers an overview of the various treatment options that are available to women depending on their individual circumstances. These options include HRT, medication, procedures, surgery, conventional, and natural therapies, dietary supplements, products, and devices.

Management Strategies guides you through a range of approaches that can be employed on your menopause journey. Strategies include mindset and environment, diet, and lifestyle, exercise, and activity, sleep and recovery, employment, and social interaction, and relationships and sexual health.

Partner Fundamentals provides men with the essentials on menopause from a male spouse or partner’s perspective. Specifically, it covers the definition, causes, duration, stages, symptoms, impacts, treatment, and management of menopause, as well as relationship and sexual challenges.