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A recent survey undertaken at West Midlands Police found that 81% of women admitted that their menopausal symptoms were affecting their ability at work.

It was recently Mental Health Awareness week and it is therefore very timely that Carol Vorderman has been so open in the media about her depression which has been a result of her menopause.

Around 3.5 million women aged 50-65 years in the UK are currently in employment. It is known that the majority of menopausal women experience symptoms and many of these have symptoms negatively affecting their ability to work.

Around 80% of women who I meet in my menopause clinic tell me that they have not had sex with their partners for more than two years. They tell me they still love their husbands though.

There is a massive market for products to help perimenopausal and menopausal women. Many women I talk to are desperate for anything to help improve the quality of their lives and some have spent small fortunes on products that have often not helped.

The majority of women suffer with vaginal dryness at some time of their lives and most of these women are not receiving treatment. This can lead to symptoms of pain, discomfort and irritation in the vaginal area.

Around one in a hundred women under 40 years of age have an premature menopause. Going through the menopause when you are young can be very difficult emotionally.

As retirement age is increasing, many more women are now working with menopausal symptoms and these can really negatively affect their ability to work. 

So many women I see in my clinic are really worried about HRT. They are understandably concerned about risks that they have read about but they do not have adequate information to make an informed choice regarding HRT. 

Many women think that symptoms of the menopause or perimenopause only last a year or two so they should simply “put up” with them. However, this is often not the case and some women have symptoms for decades. This short video may help.