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For every woman navigating menopause - whatever brought you here. Resources and tools to help you get the care you deserve. Free app coming soon.

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During your fertile years, your ovaries produce oestrogen and progesterone. As you get older, your supply of eggs naturally runs down, and your ovaries gradually produce less oestrogen until they stop. It's this drop in oestrogen that drives both the symptoms you feel now and the longer-term health changes later down the line.

Oestrogen doesn't just control your periods. It's involved in your bone health, heart health, brain function, mood, sleep, and how your joints feel. In perimenopause, oestrogen levels fluctuate, sometimes wildly, before eventually settling at a lower level. That's why symptoms can feel so unpredictable, different from one month to the next, sometimes barely there and sometimes overwhelming. Symptoms can also start while periods are still fairly regular.

For women whose menopause arrived through cancer treatment, surgery or another medical condition, the drop can happen immediately rather than over years. This sudden change is why the experience is often more severe. Symptoms often also also overlap with other treatment effects.

This isn't your body failing you. It's responding to a real hormonal shift. There are options to help you manage it and you don't have to cope in silence. The more you understand what's happening and the options available, the better equipped you are to manage it.

#menopause #perimenopause #menopauseandcancer #menopauseandsurgery #menopauseawareness by @meno.pause.app

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3 days ago

Everybody wonders if what they're going through is "normal".

The truth is menopause looks slightly different for everyone.

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#menopause #perimenopause #PerimenopauseSupport #menopauseawareness #menopauseandcancer by @meno.pause.app

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4 days ago

Many women don't understand what menopause actually is until they're already in the middle of it.

Here's an introduction.

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#menopause #menopauseawareness #perimenopause #menopauseandcancer by @meno.pause.app

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5 days ago

Cancer treatment can trigger menopause:
⚡ With little warning
⏱️ Sometimes without perimenopause
🔄 Often permanent
Yet less than half of women knew this was even a possibility.

We recently asked women experiencing cancer induced menopause what it's like to look for information on this. Too many said it took a lot of digging, they weren't sure they could trust it, or that they couldn't find anything useful.

That's what we're helping to change with the Meno.pause app:
✅ Free to use
✅ Written by NHS clinicians
✅ Built for every path into menopause, including after cancer treatment or surgery.

🔗 Find out more and sign up to hear when we launch: https://www.menopause-app.com/for-women

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#WorldMenopauseDay #MenopauseAndCancer #Menopause #Perimenopause #EarlyMenopause by @meno.pause.app

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22 days ago

Have your say! Help the@meno.pause.app team build something that actually works for you.

We're pleased to be supporting the Meno.pause team who are building a free NHS-backed app for anyone navigating menopause - perimenopause, menopause, surgical or cancer-induced menopause, wherever you are on the journey.

The team know information related to cancer-induced menopause can often be hard to find. Women have shared things like: they weren't aware menopause could show up after surgery or treatment, that it's hard to find clear guidance on what's safe to take or tailored to their specific situation, and that there's not much for younger women going through it.

Take the short, anonymous survey (5–10 mins) and tell them about your experience so far: what information you've looked for, what's been hard to find, and what's made it difficult to get the care that's right for you - so the content and tools they build reflect what you need.

The app is developed by a specialist team, led by Dr Shibani Nicum (Associate Professor in Medical Oncology at UCLH). The clinical content is grounded in guidance from the British Menopause Society and NICE, and built on Clinibee's technology platform, providing high-quality clinical tools for healthcare providers and patients.

Take the survey here: https://forms.gle/BeABXY1hJ2EiAN5j6 or via the link in our bio.

Know someone navigating menopause? Send this their way - the more voices we hear, the better this app will work for everyone who needs it.

#menopause #perimenopause #womanshealth #menopausecare #menopauseawareness by @meno.pause.app

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Perimenopause can start years before your last period. For some women it begins in their late 30s. For others it arrives suddenly through surgery or cancer treatment.

The symptoms don't always look like what you'd expect. Brain fog. Joint pain. Anxiety. Rage. Sleep disruption. Skin changes.

If something has felt off and you can't explain it - you are not too young to be asking these questions. And you are not imagining it. by @meno.pause.app

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a month ago

You asked for more after part one. Here they are:
- Dry, gritty or irritated eyes
- Increased sensitivity to alcohol
- Body odour changes
- Bloating and digestive changes
- Muscle weakness
- Low motivation or loss of confidence
- Heightened sensitivity to noise or light
- Painful sex and vaginal dryness
- Feeling detached or unlike yourself

Your body isn't failing you. It's changing. And now you know what to look for. by @meno.pause.app

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a month ago

When cancer treatment brings on menopause, the care doesn't always follow automatically. You might have an oncologist, a GP, a breast care nurse, a gynaecologist - and it can feel unclear about who to speak to about your menopause symptoms.

You can to raise it with any of your teams. Here's where to start:
- Your GP can discuss symptom management and referral options
- Your oncologist or breast care nurse can advise on what treatments are safe given your diagnosis
- A menopause specialist with experience in cancer-induced menopause can bring all of this together

You don't have to figure this out alone. Save this - and bring it to your next appointment. by @meno.pause.app

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2 months ago

If your anxiety arrived suddenly and out of nowhere - especially in your late 30s or 40s - it's worth asking whether hormones might be involved. Save this before your next appointment. by @meno.pause.app

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2 months ago

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2 months ago

Waking at 2am. Waking at 4am. Lying there while your mind races. Feeling exhausted all day and then wide awake the moment your head hits the pillow.

Sleep disruption is one of the most common and most debilitating menopause symptoms. Falling oestrogen and progesterone affect the sleep centres in the brain. Night sweats make it worse. Anxiety makes it worse.

You are not imagining it. And you are not alone staring at the ceiling tonight.
Save this. by @meno.pause.app

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2 months ago

Going in prepared makes a difference. Here's what's worth saying:

- "I'd like to discuss whether my symptoms could be perimenopause or menopause"
- "I'd like to talk about all the treatment options available to me"
- "I've been experiencing these symptoms for [x] months"
- "I'd like a follow-up appointment to review how I'm getting on"
- "Could you refer me to a menopause specialist?"

You know your body. This is how you advocate for it. by @meno.pause.app

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