5 Summary of Session 2
As we have seen, the symptoms of the menopause can be debilitating and have a serious impact on quality of life. However, there are many treatments and remedies that can be used to reverse these symptoms. For everyone, education is key here in knowing what is available and how it may affect them. However, it is also important that people are comfortable discussing their symptoms and potential solutions, so it helps if everyone around them has an understanding of these two things.
In this session, you considered:
- the main symptoms of the menopause
- hot flushes
- weight change in menopause
- ‘brain fog’
- the use of HRT in menopause
- other strategies that can be used during menopause.
In the next session, you will look at the impact of lifestyle factors, such as stress, sleep, and nutrition during menopause, and how they can help or hinder the menopausal person.
Now move on to Session 3 [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .