The Change

The Change

MY MENOPAUSE DIARY The Change Fiona Catchpowle 3 January 2021 When I first consciously hit the perimeno zone I didn’t like the term The Change when people mentioned menopause. But now, 6 years later, having listened to and read many versions of the same tale I really...
Menopause is for life not just Christmas

Menopause is for life not just Christmas

MY MENOPAUSE DIARY Menopause is for life not just Christmas Fiona Catchpowle 2 January 2021 The bigger picture of menopause is far more significant than the symptoms in isolation and the effect the hormonal decline has on our long term quality of life. When you are in...
There is more to menopause than meets the eye

There is more to menopause than meets the eye

MY MENOPAUSE DIARY There is more to menopause than meets the eye Fiona Catchpowle 1 January 2021 Yes there are symptoms to navigate, cope with and learn to live with, but menopause is so much more than that. There are the variables to consider, such as the date it...
Hormone Replacement Therapy Q & A – December

Hormone Replacement Therapy Q & A – December

Is HRT part of your menopause care plan?  If you still can’t decide if it fits in with you and would like to know more about the fact v myth and benefit v risk, do please join me and Kathie Cooke, Menopause Expert on Wednesday 9th December at 2pm LIVE on Facebook for...
Let’s talk periods!

Let’s talk periods!

Last week I was infuriated to read about a head teacher in Oxford who had sent a letter to girls in their sixth form stating that they shouldn’t take days off school during their periods because “inconvenience is all part of being a woman’. The story featured in the...