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...menopause, blimey, we all struggle with that. We’re only just getting to grips with how people without a learning disability cope with all the symptoms that there are with menopause. We’ve only just started talking about it for the general population of women. Let’s please, if we’re having these conversations about menopause, please think about people with a...

...menopause. There is a risk of harm to herself or a member of staff. Members of the public may respond negatively to her. The service has put in place strategies staff can use to reduce these risks which include taking her away from the situation as quickly as possible when she gets upset. If Becky refuses to move she is given space and allowed to calm down. Becky’s...

...menopause. These physical and physiological differences combined with a reluctance to talk about them, due to a lack of knowledge and understanding as well as their being taboo in some social circles, means that the ‘female part’ of being a female athlete or exerciser is often overlooked. As a result sport and fitness environments are often not optimised for women and...

...menopause, when oestrogen levels fall, women are more at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Paragraph 4 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...