{"id":2431,"date":"2021-10-19T21:39:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T20:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.balance-menopause.com\/?p=2431"},"modified":"2021-10-27T13:46:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T12:46:59","slug":"the-menopause-conversation-this-world-menopause-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.balance-menopause.com\/news\/the-menopause-conversation-this-world-menopause-day\/","title":{"rendered":"The Menopause Conversation this World Menopause Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Menopause symptoms found to be killing women\u2019s careers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Louise Newson\u2019s not-for-profit, Newson Health Research and Education, recently conducted a survey with 3,800 women which revealed menopause symptoms such as memory loss and anxiety, and a lack of support are ruining women\u2019s careers, with women being forced to take time off work or even leave their jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/RCGP-300x289.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2432\" width=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/RCGP-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/RCGP-500x480.jpg 500w, https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/RCGP.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The findings presented at the prestigious RCGP Annual Conference in Liverpool on 14th-15th October reveal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>99% of respondents said their perimenopausal or menopausal symptoms had led to a negative impact on their careers, with more than a third calling the impact \u2018significant\u2019.<\/li><li>59% had taken time off work due to their symptoms: 18% were off more than 8 weeks.<\/li><li>Reasons for taking time off included reduced efficiency (45%), poor quality of work (26%) and poor concentration (7%).<\/li><li>Half (50%) of those who took at least 8 weeks off work resigned or took early retirement.<\/li><li>Overall, one in five (21%) passed on the chance to go for promotion they would have otherwise considered, 19% reduced hours and 12% resigned.<\/li><li>Worryingly, 60% of women said their workplace offered no menopause support.<\/li><li>5.2% of women who had a sickness certificate issued for time off work had \u2018menopause\u2019 cited on their certificate, while more than a third had \u2018anxiety\u2019 or \u2018stress\u2019 documented.<\/li><li>And just one in four (26%) women discussed their hormones with their doctor, with 29.7% prescribed antidepressants. This is despite NICE guidance stating antidepressants should <em>not<\/em> be prescribed for menopause-related low mood.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Menopause-and-work-poster-RCGP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download the findings poster<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On the 14<sup>th<\/sup> October, we see Dr Newson featuring on news broadcasts by the BBC and Sky, where she discusses these findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">BBC News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-vimeo 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href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/wires\/pa\/article-10090137\/Menopause-forces-women-leave-jobs-cut-hours--study.html\">Daily Mail<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/uk\/1505965\/menopause-forcing-women-quit-jobs\">Express<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/menopause-forces-women-leave-jobs-230100343.html\">Yahoo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Website-Banner-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2455\" width=\"768\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Website-Banner-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Website-Banner-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Website-Banner-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Website-Banner-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Website-Banner-2048x1024.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>World Menopause Day 2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of ITV Lorraine\u2019s menopause discussion on Monday 18<sup>th<\/sup> October, Dr Louise Newson joined Lorraine Kelly herself and Lisa Snowdon to discuss the perimenopause and menopause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dr Louise Newson on ITV&#039;s Lorraine for World Menopause Day\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/636988169?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/hub\/lorraine\/1a9360a2953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch Dr Newson on the ITV Hub<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Womens-Health-JPEG-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2456\" width=\"768\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Womens-Health-JPEG-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Womens-Health-JPEG-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Womens-Health-JPEG-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Womens-Health-JPEG-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Womens-Health-JPEG-2048x1024.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For years, HRT has been viewed as the \u201chigh risk\u201d treatment option for the menopause, but this World Menopause Day we see Dr Newson tacking this myth in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealthmag.com\/uk\/collective\/ask\/a37830692\/hrt-menopause\/\">Women\u2019s Health Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealthmag.com\/uk\/collective\/ask\/a37830692\/hrt-menopause\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the Women&#8217;s Health article<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Sun-JPEG-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2457\" width=\"768\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Sun-JPEG-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Sun-JPEG-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Sun-JPEG-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Sun-JPEG-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/balance-website-prod.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Sun-JPEG-2048x1024.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We see education be at the forefront of Dr Newson\u2019s messaging this year, as she tells <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/health\/16415490\/experts-sign-symptoms-menopause\/\">The Sun<\/a> about the work she is doing with the NHS as an advisor, her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourteenfish.com\/menopause\/welcome\">FREE menopause training programme for healthcare professionals with Fourteen Fish<\/a>, and how patients can educate themselves through evidence-based and non-biased information on the recently launched <a href=\"http:\/\/www.balance-menopause.com\">www.balance-menopause.com<\/a> website for World Menopause Day, the free balance menopause support app, and Dr Newson\u2019s latest book \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Preparing-Perimenopause-Menopause-Penguin-Expert-ebook\/dp\/B08P6JWTRP\">Preparing for the Perimenopause and Menopause<\/a>\u2019 \u2013 a Sunday Times and Kindle Best Seller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/health\/16415490\/experts-sign-symptoms-menopause\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read The Sun&#8217;s 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