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Menopause can intensify cognitive struggles, sensory overwhelm and self-doubt, especially for those with neurodivergent traits. This personal account explores the challenges of balancing career, health and self-advocacy while seeking the right medical and lifestyle support...This is a personal story of how I experienced neurodivergence and menopause coming together....

...marks the end of menstruation but is often better thought of as a process rather than a one-off event. As someone who has experienced menopause, Catherine Pestano shares her insight about tuning into creativity to mark World Menopause Day. ...Find out about The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. I have been working in the realms of...

...menopause. No matter what gender you identify with, this transitional phase can affect people in all sorts of ways, so this course is open to all. The objectives are to empower everyone, by increasing knowledge of what the menopause is and the effects it can have, enabling awareness of the range of treatment options that are available, and considering in a practical and...

...menopause, mental health and (in)fertility. The second looks at lifestyles in relation to health. For instance, in high-income countries many lifestyles are physically inactive, and this can have a negative impact on a person's health. The two free courses are adapted from the Open University course K219 Critical issues in health and wellbeing. This course is part of the...

...menopause, mental health and fertility...This free course, Exploring issues in women's health, will introduce social model approaches to health and wellbeing, which take as their starting point not the scientific context of the body, but the social context in which women live. The focus is on women and the impact of social and cultural factors on women's health. The...

...menopause when oestrogen levels fall, women are more at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Research continues into an effective treatment to alleviate or reduce the damaging effects of this disease. Various treatments and preventive measures are being investigated, including the use of hormone replacement therapy, vaccines, and substances that aim to break down the...