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Introduction and guidance
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Course image: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock
Week 1
Images
Course image: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock
Wordcloud image: Double Brain/Shutterstock.com
Estrogen Hormone level: MIKHAIL GRACHIKOV/Shutterstock
A drawing of two surgeons: Dzianis Vasilyeu/Shutterstock
An image of wooden letters: Muhammad_Safuan/Shutterstock.com
A diagram of different coloured squares: marekuliasz/Shutterstock
A colourful image with the text: HORMONES: HowLettery/Shutterstock.com
Three main types of Estrogen. Luis Line/Shutterstock.com
Video
Video 2: Introduction to the menopause © The Open University and its licensors
Week 2
Images
Symptoms of the menopause: Natty Blissful/Getty Images
A drawing of two people laying in bed: cteconsulting/Getty Images
Image depicting Brain fog: Nuthawut Somsuk/Getty Images
Drawing of a person at their desk and visibly hot: cteconsulting/Getty Images
Woman putting a plaster onto her abdomen. Photosomnia/Getty Images
Week 3
Text
Activity 2: Life Change Index Scale (The Stress Test) T.H.Holmes and T.H. Rahe. ‘The Social Readjustment Rating Scale’, Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 11:213, 1967 Life Change Index Scale (The Stress Test) https://www.dartmouth.edu/ eap/ library/ lifechangestresstest.pdf courtesy Copyright © 2023 Trustees of Dartmouth College https://home.dartmouth.edu/
Images
Drawing of a person with their arms in the air: s1mple life/Shutterstock.com
woman in bed with their hand on their forehead. Prostock-studio/Shutterstock
Woman at a table with a laptop, holding their glasses: Ground Picture/Shutterstock
Drawing of the words SLEEP HYGIENE: bsd studio/Shutterstock
Diagram demonstrating the stress curve: VectorMine/Shutterstock.com
Drawing of a person holding their head in their hands: Luckyrizki/Shutterstock.com
Image of a chalk board with stress management in the centre: bleakstar/Shutterstock/com
Audio/Video
Audio 1: You Are Feeling Sleeeepy: Kathryn Pinkham and Dr Louise Newson. Courtesy: balance - Homepage (balance-menopause.com)Home - Dr Louise Newson
Week 4
Images
Course image: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock
Word cloud diagram about exercise: kentoh/Shutterstock.com
Person leaning on an exercise ball, looking exhausted: Motortion Films/Shutterstock
Drawing of a foot on the floor on various health conditions: . Suz7/Shutterstock
Person walking their dog: alexei_tm/Shutterstock.com
Person exercising: Lordn/Shutterstock
Audio/Video
Video 1: The importance of exercise: courtesy Newson Health Group balance - Homepage (balance-menopause.com) Home - Dr Louise Newson
Audio 1: Exercise and the Menopause: Janette Cardy and Dr Louise Newson Exercise & the Menopause: courtesy Newson Health Group - balance - Homepage (balance-menopause.com)Home - Dr Louise Newson
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