Useful Menopause Resources

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It can be overwhelming trying to search through the internet to find reliable information. This is a round up of some of my favourite menopause resources – books, podcasts, websites and apps relating to women’s health and menopause. It includes the resources shared in my Rethink Menopause talks. I’ll be adding to this list regularly. If your favourites aren’t listed please let me know, I love to get recommendations.

Recognising perimenopause talk resources

BBC Radio 4 Podcast about the menstrual cycle
Period Power by Maisie Hill
This Won’t Hurt: How Medicine Fails Women by Dr Marieke Bigg
Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez

Invisible Women Podcast






HRT in depth talk resources

NHS Prescription Prepayment Certificate
HRT types, doses and regimens
Testosterone for women
Understanding the risks of breast cancer 
Breast cancer: risk factors

Using lifestyle to support perimenopause talk resources

NHS111 then mental health option for 24/7 emergency mental health support
CBT for insomnia – self-referral in Bristol
National Association for Premenstrual Syndromes
Endometriosis UK
NHSShared decision-making tool about heavy periods
 Verity – PMOS (PCOS) support
Zoe – Nutrition Podcast
Women’s Health Concern fact sheet
Complementary & alternative therapies – Non-hormonal prescribed treatments
Next Level: Your Guide to Kicking Ass, Feeling Great, and Crushing
Goals Through Menopause and Beyond
By Dr Stacy Sims & Selene Yeager
Squeezy App
FemFusion fitness pelvic floor exercises 


St Michael’s Hospital Bristol pelvic health self-referral
North Bristol pelvic health self-referral





Couch 2 5k
Parkrun
The Body Coach now featuring 2 strength sessions for menopause
Breeze women’s cycling
Yoga with Adrienne
Bristol City Council Physical activity referral scheme
Calm
Headspace
Insight Timer
NHS self-referral for talking therapies in Bristol
Living Well Through The Menopause: An evidence-based cognitive behavioural guide
By Myra Hunter & Melanie Smith

Mind The Gap by Dr Karen Gurney


Menopause books

Menopause and ADHD by Dr Helen Wall
Autistic Menopause by Dr Rachel Moseley and Prof Julie Gamble-Turner

Menopausing by Davina McCall & Dr Naomi Potter
Peri Menopause Power by Maisie Hill
Me & My Menopausal Vagina by Jane Lewis
The Complete Guide to POI & Early Menopause by
Dr Hannah Short & Dr Mandy Leonhardt







Surgical Menopause: Not Your Typical Menopause by Helen Kemp
The Menopause Brain by Dr Lisa Mosconi
Managing Your Migraine by Dr Katy Munro


Menopause websites

Women’s Health Concern, the public website from the British Menopause Society
Menopause Matters, an independent website packed full of information
Rock My Menopause, the public website from the Primary Care Women’s Health Society
Menopause Support, a not-for-profit menopause information platform
Daisy Network, a charity for women with Premature Ovarian Insufficiency, POI
Black Women in Menopause, from Black Health and Beyond, empowering the lives of black people
Queer Menopause, raising awareness of LGBTQIA+ experiences of menopause
Menopause Easy Read guides – Learning Disability Wales
Menopause and cancer – support to navigate menopause after cancer
Understanding Menopause for Partners – Menopause Support
Guidance on menopause and the workplace – Faculty of Occupational Medicine