LET ' S TALK MENOPAUSE
Trudi Roscouet talks about the benefits of corporates taking the time to understand menopause
Commonly called ' the change ', menopause can have a massive effect on our lives , just like children leaving , ailing relatives needing care , relationships ending or the added responsibility of a promotion at work .
The average age of menopause is 51 years old . This doesn ' t mean it can ' t happen sooner ; in fact , any age from 45 is likely . If you become perimenopausal before 45 , you are known to be in early menopause . The most significant influencing factor is the age of your mum or sisters when they first believed they had entered the perimenopause .
Symptoms can be quite intermittent at first – maybe a hot flash or an occasional night sweat . Periods may start to become irregular or heavier ( or lighter ). Sleepless nights may occur . Anxiety levels start to increase : a change in mood . However , the most worrying symptom for most women is memory loss – the brain fog . Forgetting simple things . They then feel that this could be the early onset of dementia – this is very frightening , particularly if dementia runs in your family . It was great to see Davina McCall discussing this on television recently on Channel 5s " Sex Mind and the Menopause ."
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