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Ok🔍 **Insights from our recent audit at Guy and St thomas’ that examined GP referrals to the Spécialist Menopause Clinic. Published in the Post reproductive Health journal! 76% of referrals aligned with NICE guidelines, yet 1/6 could have been handled differently. The audit also flagged patient unmet needs and GP educational gaps. What are your thoughts on these findings? Share below!

🎆Exciting news regarding a bipartisan Senate bill - the Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women’s Health Act. This legislation would provide $275 million to boost federal research, physician training, and public awareness about menopause. It includes: 🔹$125 million in menopause-related research grants through the National Institutes of Health 🔹$50 million for a public awareness campaign about the condition 🔹$50 million in additional training for health workers 🔹$50 million to improve diagnosis and treatment of chronic conditions affecting women at midlife. 🔹New federal requirements, such as directing the Department of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on its menopause work. 🤞Let's hope it passes! #Menopause #womenshealthresearch #menopausesupport #WHAM https://lnkd.in/gWWcTwJJ

🎆Exciting news regarding a bipartisan Senate bill - the Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women’s Health Act. This legislation would provide $275 million to boost federal research, physician training, and public awareness about menopause. It includes: 🔹$125 million in menopause-related research grants through the National Institutes of Health 🔹$50 million for a public awareness campaign about the condition 🔹$50 million in additional training for health workers 🔹$50 million to improve diagnosis and treatment of chronic conditions affecting women at midlife. 🔹New federal requirements, such as directing the Department of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on its menopause work. 🤞Let's hope it passes! #Menopause #womenshealthresearch #menopausesupport #WHAM https://lnkd.in/gh_4bse5

Halle Berry has joined a group of bipartisan senators to announce new legislation called the "Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women's Health Act". This legislation will promote menopause research, training, and education. Berry has been an outspoken advocate emphasizing the need to destigmatize menopause and provide better healthcare for women going through this transition. Menopause affects millions of women as they age yet has historically received limited attention and resources. The key details of this legislation are: It would allocate $275 million over 5 years to boost research, training, and public awareness around menopause and mid-life women's health issues. -$125 million would be for NIH research grants, $50 million for public health promotion, $50 million for a national awareness program, and $50 million to enhance provider training. -17 senators co-sponsoring it, including 13 Democrats, 3 Republicans, and 1 independent. #menopause #womenshealth #politics

𝐌̲𝐞̲𝐧̲𝐨̲𝐩̲𝐚̲𝐮̲𝐬̲𝐞̲ ̲𝐢̲𝐬̲ ̲𝐫̲𝐚̲𝐫̲𝐞̲𝐥̲𝐲̲ ̲𝐝̲𝐢̲𝐬̲𝐜̲𝐮̲𝐬̲𝐬̲𝐞̲𝐝̲,̲ ̲𝐨̲𝐫̲ ̲𝐞̲𝐯̲𝐞̲𝐧̲ ̲𝐬̲𝐚̲𝐢̲𝐝̲ ̲𝐚̲𝐥̲𝐨̲𝐮̲𝐝̲.; 𝐭̲𝐡̲𝐚̲𝐭̲ ̲𝐧̲𝐞̲𝐞̲𝐝̲𝐬̲ ̲𝐭̲𝐨̲ ̲𝐜̲𝐡̲𝐚̲𝐧̲𝐠̲𝐞̲.̲ 9 in 10 women were never educated about menopause. I wasn't. If approximately half of the U.S. population will endure this at one point in time, why are medical experts not trained on how this needs to be diagnosed and treated? And what about employers? I could not believe that women were not included in clinical research trials until 1993! This was not in the 1920's or 1950's -- 1993 -- the year I was entering college. 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐬: 1993: The FDA reverses its 1977 guidance, officially mandating the inclusion of women in research unless there is a justification for exclusion (for example, if the disease only affects men). 1993: The U.S. Congress passes a law requiring inclusion of women in NIH-sponsored clinical trials. Full article can be found here: https://lnkd.in/ecbfgzaT. #menopause #MenopauseEducation #1993 #humanissue #HalleBerry #CoryBooker

Achieving gender equity means addressing the specific needs and experiences that impact women differently, such as menopause. Menopause significantly contributes to the gender equity gap in ways that are often overlooked [The Impact of Menopause on Women's Careers BMJ Open in 2021]. Many women going through menopause face challenges like health issues, reduced productivity, and inadequate workplace support, which can affect their career progression, earning potential, and overall well-being. Without addressing such fundamental aspects of women's health, simply having equal representation won't lead to true equity. We need to ensure that women are supported not just in being present, but also in being able to thrive throughout every stage of life, including during and after menopause. This means investing in education, healthcare, workplace policies, and support systems that recognize and address the unique challenges faced by women.

Attention AND resources! These go together like peanut butter and bacon! Ok, bacon goes with everything, but I hope you get my point. Did you know that in recent years, only 15% of the NIH budget was allocated to women's health, AND only 1% of that was dedicated to reproductive aging? Did you know that Menopause was FINALLY added to the NIH’s Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC) System in 2023? No wonder people are confused about women's health and certainly about menopause. It's 2024, and more funding is finally going toward women's health, but this is only the beginning. How can we work together across sectors to ensure that the resources women's health needs are available and responsibly used? #menopause #Mentalhealth #Womenshealth #HealthAdvocate #PatientAdvocate #menshealth #Questionofday

Menopause Awareness Month is an important topic considered a taboo subject in the workplace, and there are many topics like this one that society considers inappropriate to discuss widely, however, issues like these affect all of us at some point. It can affect us both in the workplace and at home, and without education, it makes it difficult to understand certain aspects of our bodies, emotions, mood and physical changes that could affect women over a certain age or sooner. I think both men and women could work together to support each other and create more inclusive spaces. I also believe that women have a big opportunity to be closer and support each other more since they understand these challenges better than a man, however, I am not sure how many conversations like this exist in the workplace, even in private discussions. According to this video, most studies are made on men and only 13% of doctors understand the changes menopause brings for a woman. This is quite concerning. I have to say sharing this message didn't come easy for me to distribute however, I believe both men and women need to support each other in their emotional journey that comes with changes in the look and body. When a man understands a woman better he can be a better father, husband, friend, leader, partner, colleague, etc and when a woman understands a man better she can be a better spouse, friend, wife, leader, mother, colleague etc. Thank you Teresa Isabel Dias BSc Pharm RPh NCMP for your work on raising awareness about menopause in the workplace. Joining one of your sessions during COVID-19 brought some perspective and made me think of how much work we need to do as a society to get better.

Is menopause only a women's issue? And why is it necessary and urgent to talk about menopause now? Did you know that 1 in 4 women consider leaving work during menopause? There are many myths and a lot of misinformation around menopause. Education and awareness are key to avoiding any potential business risk and loss of talent. If you want to learn more about the hidden business risks of not addressing menopause within your organization, join one of our webinars every Friday in October at 11 a.m. CET. 👇 ❕ 💡 https://lnkd.in/e__tURCW