Menopause

With serious impacts on women's mental health, perimenopause and menopause is costing UK economy 14 million working days per year

By Catherine Harland, founder of Menopause Mentor

Knowing that our hormones are fluctuating in a healthy pattern is important at any life stage

The health and fitness provider aims to bridge the gap between the fitness and medical sector

By Afua Basoah, Head of Health Strategy for RAPP UK

Research conducted by Health & Her shows that one in four women consider leaving the workplace due to menopause symptoms. Figures suggest that perimenopause and menopause is costing UK businesses 14 million working days per year, the equivalent of £1.88 billion in lost productivity each year. Ten per cent of women decide to leave the [...]

HRT shortages have caused a rising panic among the one million women in the UK who use the treatment to manage perimenopause symptoms  Demand for HRT - hormone replacement therapy - has gone up by 30 per cent over the past five years due to the increased awareness through mainstream media, better education and GP confidence [...]

Davina McCall's Channel 4 documentary is expected to create an increased demand for employee menopause support, as 88 per cent say the symptoms affect work Despite the general menopause discussion growing louder, recent research from Peppy, a digital health platform that offers employees access to remote support, has found that 78 per cent of employees with [...]

A study has shown that lifestyle interventions during menopause are more valuable when applied during peri-menopause - so how can femtech help? Women going through menopause may experience symptoms such as weight gain, adverse changes in body composition, hot flashes and an increased risk of chronic disease such as osteoporosis. While a lot of healthcare [...]

The platform helps women to book appointments, attend group online consultations and get a plan for menopause management.