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Women in midlife – even those not suffering from hot flashes, mood swings and other well-known symptoms of menopause – may benefit from vaginal oestrogen supplementation

Not that long ago, the only term frequently heard to describe the end of women’s reproductive years was the catch-all ‘menopause’..

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is now routinely prescribed for women suffering adverse effects during perimenopause and menopause. What HRT doesn’t address is the decline in testosterone production.

It is challenging to face down a judgmental world, particularly when doing something as vulnerable as feeding and comforting a young child.

Suddenly untethered, I found myself adrift in the world as that curious creature, the adult orphan

If I’m honest, nowadays I both dread Mother’s Day and look forward to it in equal measure. It never used to be that way.

For women approaching middle age, urinary incontinence and vaginal weakness due to a compromised pelvic floor can be a common problem, particularly after childbirth.