Tech enables men to experience what a hot flush feels like

Partners of women going through menopause will be invited to experience hot flushes using a menopause simulator at a support event in Hull next month.

Health group Over The Bloody Moon will bring one of its MenoVests to the Menopaus’ull Support Network event, allowing people to experience a hot flush.

Sarah Weichardt, who co-manages the project, said: “We’re particularly interested in getting men along to come and experience the MenoVest, just so that they can understand what women go through.

“It’s not just a hot flush, it’s what the hot flush brings with it.

“So it could be panic, it could be anxiety. It’s experiencing it all at the same time.”

MenoVest is billed as the ‘world’s first’ wearable menopause simulator – a garment worn over regular clothing that generates realistic, intense hot flush sensations while the wearer carries on with everyday work tasks.

After just a few minutes wearing it, people gain a genuine sense of what these symptoms feel like, building empathy and highlighting why better support matters during this transition.

Weichardt said she hoped the vest would give people a “better understanding of what women are going through”.

“The more people we can get to experience it, the better,” she added.