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Useful Websites

Bristol Menopause Toolkit - perimenopause and HRT leaflets -  this link has leaflets from the University of Bristol on Perimenopause and HRT available in English, Arabic, Punjabi, Somali and Urdu.

Cycle of Change - a short film about the peri-menopause produced by a Bristol base charity. There are also interviews with people who have lived experience.

www.womens-health-concern.org The patient arm of the British Menopause Society, includes lots of useful factsheets.

menopausematters.co.uk   Founded by Dr Heather Currie, a past chair of the British Menopause Society. Provides evidence-based information, access to a forum and a regular magazine for subscribers.

rockmymenopause.com  The patient arm of the Primary Care Women’s Health Forum, provides patient information leaflets.

daisynetwork.org  A charity for women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) i.e. menopause under the age of 40.

pms.org.uk A charity for women suffering from premenstrual syndromes.

theros.org.uk Information about the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis (weak bones that fracture easily).

eveappeal.org.uk A charity with a free gynaecological cancer information service.

Menopause and later life | RCOG - RCOG resources on Menopause and Later Life

Treatment for symptoms of the menopause | RCOG - RCOG patient information on menopause, includes FAQs and HRT information. Available in Arabic, Bengali, French, Polish, Punjabi, Romanian, simplified Chinese, Urdu and Ukranian (Translation patient information | RCOG_)

British Menopause Society - YouTube

Healthtalk - short clips sharing lived experience of menopause

Understanding-Menopause-for-Partners-Blog35345-Jan-2022.pdf (menopausesupport.co.uk)

Recommended Apps

Squeezy app - An NHS app supporting women with their pelvic floor muscle exercise programmes.

Unmind/Headspace/Silver Cloud - Apps to aid sleep. (Sleepio – more expensive)

Recommended books

‘The Complete Guide to the Menopause‘ by Dr Annice Mukherjee – written by an endocrinologist with many years experience of helping women with hormonal problems. It is full of evidence-based lifestyle advice and is a great resource for everyone, including those patients who can’t take HRT. Dr Mukherjee went through her own menopause at 41 after her breast cancer diagnosis.

The Complete Guide to POI and Early Menopause by Dr Hannah Short and Dr Mandy Leonhardt.

‘Living Well through the Menopause’ by Myra Hunter and Melanie Smith. An evidence-based self-help guide using a cognitive behavioural therapy approach.

‘The Pelvic Floor Bible’ by Jane Simpson Continence Specialist – advice on how to prevent and cure continence problems at every stage of life.

‘Becoming Cliterate’ Why Orgasm Equality Matters - And How To Get It by Dr. Laurie Mintz

‘Come as you are’ Dr. Emily Nagoski. Explores the science and myths of female sexuality, and how to achieve confidence and pleasure.

Me & My Menopausal Vagina - book by Jane Lewis

Accessible Resources

Translation patient information | RCOG

Perimenopause and HRT leaflets – Bristol Menopause Toolkit

Fact sheets in community languages | Family Planning NSW (fpnsw.org.au) (Arabic)

Menopause Easy Read guides - Learning Disability Wales

Specific support groups

Black Women in Menopause

Queer menopause

Surgical menopause

M power example of local group at Greenway Centre, Bristol

Mothering and the menopause

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