Ahead of #worldmenopauseday on Wednesday 18 Oct, the Chorley & Royal Preston Menopause Advocates Group has launched our very own Twitter/X account. Please give us a follow - check back next week for our video introducing what support we offer to colleagues experiencing the menopause!

Sonia, one of our #Menopause Advocates, explains how you can find advice and support on the Menopause at Chorley & Royal Preston on #WorldMenopauseDay - Wednesday 18 October. Please help share our message!

We have stands across Preston and Chorley hospitals on #WorldMenopauseDay tomorrow. Come and speak to our #Menopause advocates for advice and support. Help is available not only for your own health but also to learn how better to support colleagues experiencing the menopause.

#WorldMenopauseDay. It's not just a woman's issue, everyone needs to know and talk about it. ❤ #LetsTalkAboutIt Chorley & Royal Preston LTHTR Menopause Advocates Group Lancashire Teaching R&I

We're all set up at the ward block at Royal Preston Hospital waiting to talk about menopause. Come along and pick up some information! #Menopause #menopausematters #menopausemanifesto LTHTR Menopause Advocates Group Chorley & Royal Preston

Did you know that it's World #Menopause Day 2023? This years theme is #Cardiovascular Disease. You can find out more here: thebms.org.uk/news/world-men… And also connect with our Trust's advocate group LTHTR Menopause Advocates Group Health & Wellbeing #NHS #Lancashire #Preston #Chorley #WMD2023

It is great to see that more women are finally being prescribed an evidence based treatment BUT in the UK only 14% of menopausal women are prescribed HRT and for people living in areas of deprivation this number is much lower. Women who take HRT have lower risks of heart

Menopausal women have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and this risk can be reduced by taking body identical HRT - this article explains more - diabetesonthenet.com/wp-content/upl…

Updating the International Menopause Society Recommendations on Midlife Women’s Health We invite health professionals and women to complete the appropriate 10-minute online survey: - FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONELS: lnkd.in/dvEeJKzC - FOR WOMEN: lnkd.in/db-M2p5t

By now I’m sure most of you will have seen the headlines about the new drug Veoza (also called fezolinetant), which has been approved for use privately in the UK to treat hot flushes in menopausal women. Yesterday, I went on BBC Radio 4 to talk more about this and here is a short

Thanks LancsHospitalLibrary! These will be a great resource for our Chorley & Royal Preston colleagues experiencing menopause and those supporting them.