What is a Menopause Champion and how can they benefit your organisation? You might have heard the term “Menopause Champion” in recent months. It is a relatively new concept and is best described as a peer-to-peer support role in an organisation. The role, typically voluntary, is to act as a ‘listening ear’, a sign-poster and to help embed menopause into the workplace culture. Menopause has been a taboo topic for far too long, much like mental health was. However, nowadays organisations embrace mental health awareness, education, training, support and policy, and many have successfully appoint ..read more

Nigel Denby (Dietitian and Nutritionist for The Menopause Hub) About your body needs good nutrition throughout your life- but never more than now, during your peri menopause and menopause. You deserve a well-nourished body Your bone health is reliant on good nutrition Your health risk is reduced when you eat well Your weight management is reliant on you eating a nutritious, satisfying diet Your risk of cancer can be significantly reduced by the choices you make about what you eat Even your mood, emotional health and your risk of Alzheimer’s can be positively impacted by the f ..read more

Since 2018, the Menopause Hub has been conducting surveys among menopausal women in Ireland to find out about their experience of menopause. Prior to this there was no data in existence. Every year since then, we conduct our own survey to coincide with World Menopause Day. We share the results widely and hope they help media, government, the medical community, policy makers, employers, women, their partners and families, to understand more about menopause and how best to support those impacted. In 2023, we had over 3,000 respondents to our online survey, all menopausal women at different stag ..read more

CONGRATULATIONS to the 29 FINALISTS and 7 CATEGORY WINNERS of the inaugural MENOPAUSE WORKPLACE EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2023. The Menopause Hub partnered with Great Place to Work to recognise and award those employers that are doing pioneering and groudbreaking work to support menopausal and perimenopausal womat at work. The Judging panel were incredibly impressed by the quality and depth of the entries. The Judges included: Norah Casey, Businesswoman, Broadcaster. Publisher and Women’s Advocate, Cathal Divilly, CEO Great Place To Work, Dr Conor Harrity, Consultant Gynaecologist & Menopause Spe ..read more

What is a Menopause Champion and how can they benefit your organisation? You might have heard the term “Menopause Champion” in recent months. It is a relatively new concept and is best described as a peer-to-peer support role in an organisation. The role, typically voluntary, is to act as a ‘listening ear’, a sign-poster and to help embed menopause into the workplace culture. Menopause has been a taboo topic for far too long, much like mental health was. However, nowadays organisations embrace mental health awareness, education, training, support and policy, and many have successfully appoin ..read more

I set up The Menopause Hub – Ireland’s first-ever clinic solely devoted to helping women through the menopause and perimenopause – after finding out for myself the appalling lack of help available to women in their 40s and 50s whose bodies were beginning to change.  Later, I discovered that many highly qualified women in Ireland with significant talent and experience were either quitting – or on the brink of walking out on – successful careers simply because they were finding their menopause symptoms overwhelming and were not being supported by their employer. 4 in 10 women considered giv ..read more

I set up The Menopause Hub – Ireland’s first-ever clinic solely devoted to helping women through the menopause and perimenopause – after finding out for myself the appalling lack of help available to women in their 40s and 50s whose bodies were beginning to change.  Later, I discovered that many highly qualified women in Ireland with significant talent and experience were either quitting – or on the brink of walking out on – successful careers simply because they were finding their menopause symptoms overwhelming and were not being supported by their employer. 4 in 10 women considered giv ..read more

  We are experiencing HRT shortages yet again. There has been intermittent supply issues over the past three years, since we first opened the doors of The Menopause Hub. However, the shortages that began last November 2021 are still continuing and it has been at crisis level for many women. First Evorel Conti went short, resulting in a knock-on increased demand for the alternative oestrogen elements of the HRT alternatives, such as Estradot, Evorel, Oestrogel and Divigel. This has led to a crisis for patients and an increased workload for doctor and pharmacists. Our doctors have been wri ..read more

Menopause for far too long has been a taboo and stigmatised topic both in society and in the workplace. For a condition that affects 50% of the population and may impact the other 50%, menopause has been almost secret and has been spoken about in hushed tones This is finally changing. Women no longer have to suffer in silence. We are experiencing a menopause revolution! Menopause is an important workplace issue because it affects so many employees. The average age of perimenopause is 45 and menopause is 51. menopause is clearly not an older woman’s condition! In Ireland there are 350,000 meno ..read more

Wishing you and your families a happy and health Christmas! You can read our Christmas newsletter here https://mailchi.mp/b74e4c7e778f/closing-2021-on-a-high-for-menopause Thank you to everyone who gave their unwavering support to smash the #menopause taboo. Lots done ….more to do in ‘2 See you all next year. Warmest wishes from us all @ The Menopause Hub ..read more