Menopause is a crucial phase in every woman's life, but remains an under-researched and under-addressed topic in many health systems. Here are some common questions answered by experts to help you through the biological transition.

Menopause isn’t just hot flushes: Doctors break down what women should know

A recent study has revealed that women who experienced premature menopause had a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes, with the risk increasing as the age of menopause decreased.

Early menopause can increase risk of type 2 diabetes: Study

New research has found that people who hit menopause early in life have a higher risk of dying young. The research added that individuals who hit menopause before the age of 40 — known as premature menopause or premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) — are twice as likely to die of a cause.

Early menopause linked with early death, four times increased risk of cancer

Hollywood actor Halle Berry has joined a group of bipartisan senators to push for legislation supporting research and education around the menopause. The 57-year-old Barry has talked about menopause quite a lot of times.

Halle Berry fights for funding to improve women's care

Halle Berry bats for Women Care Bill, advocates for reasearch around Menopause

Among other deterrents, the biological clock is one of the factors that pose a roadblock in women's career progression. Women face sexism, unequal pay, gender stereotypes, fewer promotions, and other inequalities in workplaces; and learn to fight them all.

Don't let menopause pause you, embrace it with confidence and dismantle stigmas

Mindfulness, group and cognitive behavioural therapy could effectively treat menopause symptoms such as low mood and anxiety, analysis suggests.

Talking therapy may help menopause mood: Study

Menopause refers to the milestone that marks the end of a woman’s menstrual cycle and a significant drop in the production of the sex hormones, estrogen and progesterone. But do men experience a similar change as they age? WION decodes male menopause.

How common is 'MEN'opause?

Study shows men also experience menopause as they age

A drug that can potentially offer relief to hundreds of thousands of women battling hot flushes during menopause has been approved in the UK. The drug named Veoza or fezolinetant has been approved by UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

'Completely blockbuster drug': UK clears the way for drug that treats hot flushes in menopausal women

A handful of mammals, including humans and toothed whales, are known to have extended lifespans in females beyond their reproductive years. However, a recent study has uncovered the very first pieces of evidence of female wild chimpanzees experiencing menopause and having a post-fertile life, which has been very rare in the animal kingdom.

Researchers discover first proof of wild female chimpanzees experiencing menopause

Karen Farquharson, a Scottish woman, has received compensation exceeding $44,664 (approximately ₹37 lakh) after her employer accused her of using menopause as a constant "excuse" to skip work.

Misogyny at work: $44K awarded to woman taunted by boss for 'menopause' problems

Leading doctors have reportedly developed a medicine that prevents hot flashes by acting directly on the brain could transform treatments for the problem that a lot of women face during menopause.

New brain-based medicine fezolinetant to cure hot flashes during menopause

Researchers in Britain are developing a testosterone hormone patch aimed at helping women combat menopause-related symptoms. If successful, this would be a world first breakthrough that could help women have access to a hormone which is widely available to men.

Scientists close to developing testosterone patches to help women combat menopause-related issues

A new study has claimed that air pollution can accelerate bone weakness (osteoporosis) among postmenopausal women. The effects were most evident on the lumbar spine, with nitrous oxides causing twice as damage to the area than seen with normal ageing, the scientists claimed.

Air pollution speeds up bone loss in postmenopausal women, says study

Singer Shania Twain, who stripped off on the cover of her latest single 'Waking Up Dreaming' back in September, talked about how she's "comfortable in her own skin" and found the whole experience "really liberating.

Shania Twain feels good posing nude to flaunt her 'menopausal body'

NASA's space technology is amazing, it can withstand harsh and unforgiving environments of previously untouched space. Now, one piece of technology that was developed by the space agency for its space endeavours will help ageing women deal with the effects of menopause.

NASA's 'certified space technology' helps menopausal women

Ever wondered what a woman goes through during menopause? Well, a male can hardly imagine the pain when it occurs. But not anymore as a new vest has been developed, which stimulates menopause hot flushes.

Now, world can understand what a woman goes through during menopause. Find out how

A boss in Britain had to pay a 54-year-old woman $27,000 for yelling at her and later firing her due to her menopause. The incident of sexist discrimination happened at pet food store Embark on Raw in Essex, England.

Yelling at a 54-year-old woman and firing her due to her menopause cost this boss $27,000

A lot of women are standing up for their rights which they feel are being taken away by some of the big corporations. Women have started taking their employers to court citing the menopause period as proof of unfair dismissal and gender discrimination.

UK women call out employers for not understanding pain of menopause

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