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From labias to latex allergies. Ask us anything, We’ve got you covered. In this episode, Dr Mariam and Claire are answering all your “down there” questions. From your pelvic floor to period syncing, smelly wee to yeast infections. They also talk about tampons, herpes, clotting, excision surgery for endo, STIs and what exactly is safe to put in your vagina. Ask a question of our experts or share your story, feedback, or dilemma - you can send it anonymously here, email here or leave us a voice note here. Sign up to the Well Newsletter to receive your weekly dose of trusted health expertise without the medical jargon. THE END BITSFollow us on Instagram and Tiktok.All your health information is in the Well Hub.For more information on periods and a pain and symptom diary, Dr Mariam recommends the Jean Hailes website. For more information on endometriosis, visit Endometriosis Australia. For more information on PCOS check out the AskPCOS app. Support independent women’s media by becoming a Mamamia subscriberCREDITSHosts: Claire Murphy and Dr MariamSenior Producers: Claire Murphy and Sasha TannockAudio Producers: Scott StronachVideo Producer: Julian RosarioMamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Information discussed in Well. is for education purposes only and is not intended to provide professional medical advice. Listeners should seek their own medical advice, specific to their circumstances, from their treating doctor or health care professional.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For a life transition that happens to 50 per cent of the population, menopause has no shortage of misconceptions and confusion surrounding it. To help us dispel some of the biggest misunderstandings about menopause, we're joined in this episode by Dr Sarah White. Dr White is the Chief Executive Officer of Jean Hailes for Women's Health (www.jeanhailes.org.au), Australia's leading non-governmental organisation providing women's health information and education to the general public and health professionals. She's also a member of the National Women's Health Advisory Council and the Therapeutic Goods Administration's Women's Health Products Group, and is still actively involved in women's health research today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Where's the strangest place you can find endo? Can you make more money when you're ovulating? And is it heartburn or a heart attack? In this episode we talk to gynaecological surgeon and endometriosis specialist, Dr Amani Harris and learn the telltale signs of a female heart attack. Sign up to the Well Newsletter to receive your weekly dose of trusted health expertise without the medical jargon. Ask a question of our experts or share your story, feedback, or dilemma - you can send it anonymously here, email here or leave us a voice note here. THE END BITS Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok. All your health information is in the Well Hub. For more information on endometriosis, visit Endometriosis Australia. For more information on periods and a pain and symptom diary, Dr Mariam recommends the Jean Hailes website. For more on heart attack signs and symptoms in women, visit the Heart Foundation. Support independent women’s media by becoming a Mamamia subscriberCREDITSGuest: Dr Amani HarrisHosts: Claire Murphy and Dr MariamSenior Producers: Claire Murphy and Sasha TannockAudio Producers: Scott StronachVideo Producer: Julian Rosario Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Information discussed in Well is for education purposes only and is not intended to provide professional medical advice. Listeners should seek their own medical advice, specific to their circumstances, from their treating doctor or health care professional.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How much period pain is normal? Does my weight impact my cycle? And why oh why do we get period poos?!Outlouders, today we wanted to share with you Mamamia’s brand new podcast Well. Today, co-hosts Claire Murphy and Dr Mariam discuss everything you need to know about periods and bust a few myths along the way. Plus you’ll learn about the existence of a sperm graveyard and whether there is a ‘right’ way for your vagina to smell.Ask a question of our experts or share your story, feedback, or dilemma - you can send it anonymously here, email here or leave us a voice note here. Sign up to the Well Newsletter to receive your weekly dose of trusted health expertise without the medical jargon.THE END BITSFollow us on instagram and Well Tiktok.All your health information is in the Well Hub.For more information on periods and a pain and symptom diary, Dr Mariam recommends the Jean Hailes website.Support independent women’s media by becoming a Mamamia subscriberCREDITS:Hosts: Claire Murphy and Dr MariamSenior Producer: Claire Murphy and Sasha TannockAudio Producers: Scott Stronach and Jacob RoundVideo Producer: Julian RosarioMamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Information discussed in Well. is for education purposes only and is not intended to provide professional medical advice. Listeners should seek their own medical advice, specific to their circumstances, from their treating doctor or health care professional.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How much period pain is normal? Does my weight impact my cycle? And why oh why do we get period poos?!In Mamamia’s brand new podcast Well, co-hosts Claire Murphy and Dr Mariam discuss everything you need to know about periods and bust a few myths along the way. Plus you’ll learn about the existence of a sperm graveyard and whether there is a ‘right’ way for your vagina to smell. Sign up to the Well Newsletter to receive your weekly dose of trusted health expertise without the medical jargon. Ask a question of our experts or share your story, feedback, or dilemma - you can send it anonymously here, email here or leave us a voice note here. THE END BITSFollow us on Instagram and Tiktok.All your health information is in the Well Hub.For more information on periods and a pain and symptom diary, Dr Mariam recommends the Jean Hailes website.Support independent women’s media by becoming a Mamamia subscriberCREDITSHosts: Claire Murphy and Dr MariamSenior Producer: Claire Murphy and Sasha TannockAudio Producers: Scott Stronach and Jacob RoundVideo Producer: Julian RosarioMamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Information discussed in Well. is for education purposes only and is not intended to provide professional medical advice. Listeners should seek their own medical advice, specific to their circumstances, from their treating doctor or health care professional.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to this special extended podcast in honour of International Women's Day, in which we are joined by three special guests to address a crucial issue: women's healthcare rights, and how we can go about closing the gender health gap. Helping us to unpack what the gender health gap is, how it impacts women and what is being done to close the gap, we are joined by the following inspiring women: Dr Sarah White, CEO of Jean Hailes for Women's Health, Australia's leading non-governmental organisation providing women's health information and education to the general public and health professionals; and member of the National Women's Health Advisory Council, which provides the Australian Government with advice and recommendations to improve health outcomes for women in Australia Shelly Horton, TV journalist, keynote speaker and media personality, renowned perimenopause and menopause warrior, and co-creator of online courses about confidence, health advocacy and peri and menopause in the workplace. Dr Romy Listo, Deputy Chair of the Australian Women's Health Alliance, and a 2024 Churchill Fellowship recipient investigating models to support and destigmatise reproductive health in the workplace.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Caroline Kelly talks Menopause rebrand and Thor manages to lever Mother Ayahuasca into the chat! Seriously life saving stuff from Caroline and her co host, psychiatrist, Professor Jayashri Kulkarni ( a previous guest on this pod) . Their new pod series features;•⁠ ⁠Dr. Rebecca Lo - GP - Lived experience of perimenopausal depression •⁠ ⁠⁠Dr. Sarah White CEO of Jean Hailes for Women's Health •⁠ ⁠⁠Dr. Sonia Davison Education expert from Jean Hailes•⁠ ⁠⁠Kaz Cooke - Author •⁠ ⁠⁠Dr. Louise Newson (UK)•⁠ ⁠⁠Senator Larissa Waters - Leader of the Greens in the Australian SenateConnect with Thor on Linkedin because he'd love to hear from you!

In this episode, I sit down with Professor Susan Davis, a world-renowned endocrinologist and women's health researcher with over 40 years of experience. She is Head of the Monash University Women's Health Research Program and holds a Level 3 NHMRC Investigator Grant. Susan is a Consultant Endocrinologist and Head of the Women's Endocrine Clinic, Alfred Hospital Melbourne and a consultant at Cabrini Medical Centre. She is a Fellow and Council Member of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.Susan's research spans basic science to clinical trials and has been pivotal in our understanding of sex hormones in women in multiple non-reproductive target tissues including the brain (cognition, mood, sexual function), cardiovascular system (lipids, vascular function and coagulation) and other tissues (fat, muscle, joint cartilage and bone).Susan was one of five founders of Jean Hailes for Women, is a past President of the Australasian Menopause Society and International Menopause Society. She has 435+ peer-reviewed publications and has received numerous prestigious research awards.In 2022 she was also awarded the Medal of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.From questioning conventional wisdom about hormone therapy to conducting groundbreaking research that's changed how we understand menopause, Professor Davis brings clarity to a topic often clouded by misinformation and marketing hype.Key TakeawaysMenopause reality checkContrary to popular belief, about 70% of women don't experience severe menopausal symptoms. Those who do have significant symptoms typically improve within the first few years after menopause. This knowledge can help women approach this transition with less anxiety and better preparation. Hormone therapy truthThe decision to use hormone therapy should be primarily symptom-driven. It's proven effective for managing classic menopausal symptoms (hot flashes, night sweats, sleep issues, mood changes) and preventing bone loss. Still, it's not a universal requirement or an anti-ageing solution. Professor Davis emphasises that there's no one-size-fits-all approach.Beyond hormonesMany symptoms attributed to menopause might have underlying causes. Key tests include iron levels (especially if fatigueD), thyroid function, and zinc levels. This highlights the importance of comprehensive health screening during midlife.Navigating informationWith the rise of menopause-related content on social media, it's crucial to fact-check information against reliable sources. Professor Davis recommends consulting websites of professionsal organisations for evidence-based information.As you navigate your midlife journey, remember that this phase of life deserves thoughtful attention and informed care. While hormone therapy can be transformative for those who need it, creating a healthy lifestyle foundation through regular exercise, stress management, and proper nutrition remains crucial. Your midlife journey is unique - trust your experience while staying informed through credible sources.Useful Resources:Professor Susan Davis on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/professorsusandavis/Women's Health Research Programme https://www.monash.edu/medicine/sphpm/units/womenshealth?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabp7h5dTpA0i_LIMZFKCdIwa8gTZSpDFz1tUvoh3tVX7sZgWbLclN8PMw0_aem_4k6tSLbKA0OWwdzeTpTmPg Australasian Menopause Society (for fact sheets) https://www.menopause.org.au/ International Menopause Society https://www.imsociety.org/?v=8bcc25c96aa5IMS educational videos and Podcast Library https://www.imsociety.org/education/videos/?v=8bcc25c96aa5#interviews Jean Hailes for Women's Health (for comprehensive women's health information) https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/ You can also find me on Instagram -⁠ https://www.instagram.com/joclarkcoaching/⁠ and LinkedIn -⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/joclarkcoaching/⁠Here's to redefining midlife and making our next half of life even better than the first. 

What actually IS perimenopause and how do I know if I’m in it? We kicked off this Very Peri audio series with expert, Dr Sonia Davison to help us understand just WTF is happening to our bodies during perimenopause. Dr Sonia Davison MBBS FRACP PhD, is an Endocrinologist, a Clinical Fellow at Jean Hailes for Women’s Health and has an adjunct appointment at the Women’s Health Research Program, Monash University, Victoria, Australia. Resources mentioned: Jean Hailes for Women's Health Australasian Menopause Society Find a doctor (Australasian Menopause Society) Information sheets (Australasian Menopause Society) Information discussed in the Very Peri audio series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to provide medical advice. Listeners should seek their own medical advice, specific to their circumstances, from their treating doctor or health care provider. Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Sarah White, CEO, Jean Hailes for Women's Health discusses wellbeing and connection as you age with Women's Health General Practitioner Dr Tessa King.  Explore more on the Jean Hailes website.

Dr Sarah White, CEO, Jean Hailes for Women's Health, talks to Kellie-Ann Jolly on ways to stay confident as you age.  Read more on healthy ageing on the Jean Hailes website.

Dr Sarah White, CEO, Jean Hailes for Women's Health discusses nutrition and healthy ageing with Dietitian and Nutritionist Jemma O'Hanlon. Explore more on the Jean Hailes website.

Dr Sarah White, CEO, Jean Hailes for Women's Health discussed bone and joint health as you age with Endocrinologist Dr Sonia Davison. Explore more on the Jean Hailes website.

Dr Sarah White, CEO, Jean Hailes for Women's Health discusses memory, congition and ageing well with Dr Marita Long. Explore more on the Jean Hailes website.

Dr Sarah White, CEO, Jean Hailes for Women's Health discussing sex and ageing with Dr Karina Severin. Explore more on this topic on the Jean Hailes website.

Midlife presents a unique set of health challenges for women. In this episode of Redefining Midlife, I'm joined by Dr Sian Hebron, a leading women's health doctor, to unpack essential topics like menopause, cardiovascular health, osteoporosis, and weight management. Dr Hebron's practical insights and the latest research will inspire you to take charge of your health and step confidently into this next phase of life. Hear more about: Hormonal Shifts in Midlife. Learn how the drop in estrogen during menopause affects weight distribution, insulin resistance, and overall health. Cardiovascular Health Matters. Heart disease affects 40% of women. Discover why hormone therapy and early symptom recognition are game-changers. Protecting Bone Health. Dr. Hebron shares tips for managing osteoporosis and explains how bone-strengthening exercises and hormone therapy can help. Weight Management Myths. Understand why traditional weight-loss methods may not work in midlife and the importance of holistic, professional support. The Role of Testosterone. Emerging evidence suggests testosterone could improve well-being and desire in women. This episode invites you to take a proactive approach to your health. Whether you're addressing weight changes, safeguarding your heart, or strengthening your bones, small steps today can lead to significant improvements tomorrow. Listen now to feel empowered with knowledge and ready to thrive in midlife. To find out more about Sian you can follow the links below. https://www.themenopauseconnection.com.au/#about%20me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menopausedrsian/  Jean Hailes: https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/ Australian Menopause Society: https://www.menopause.org.au/ Link to AMS doctors - https://www.menopause.org.au/health-info/find-an-ams-doctor You can also find me on Instagram -⁠ https://www.instagram.com/joclarkcoaching/⁠ and LinkedIn -⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/joclarkcoaching/⁠ Here's to redefining midlife and making our next half of life even better than the first. 

Dr Nick, Dr Sonya and Prudence Dear are joined by Dr Christine Hallinan, Research Fellow and Clinical Epidemiologist at Melbourne University, who together discuss the issue of medicinal cannabis, its uses and side effects. Dr Pav Nanayakkara, a specialist Gynaecologist and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeon at Jean Hailes, explains recurrent UTIs (urinary tract infections) and some new therapies on the horizon.

On World menopause day The Shit Myfs - Michala and Marieke get their wish to receive a cake and then punch it..We're joined by Menopause experts - author Kaz Cooke, and from Jean Hailes, Dr Sonia Davison to talk women's health, HRT and all things menopause. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2024 Women's Health Week LIVE.  On 6th September 2024 Kelly & Alisha were live from the Kyabram Plaza Theatre for Women's Health Week. They brought the local community of women (and a couple of brave men) together with their usual humour, some fun facts and a couple of wonderful, interesting guests!  Thanks to the EmpowHER - Connecting Women committee for hosting such a wonderful event for our local community!  Check out Monique's business @gv_body_rejuvenation for more information For easy to find health information on all things women's health we suggest you check out Jean Hailes for Women's Health  Of course you can always email us at hello@twohumerusnurses.com or find us on Instagram  @twohumerusnursespodcast  Music: Switch Me On by Shane Ivers www.silvermansound.com   

Midlife certainly comes with a myriad of health complexities, meaning we can be left feeling stranded at times. In this episode, I interview Dr Sian Hebron, a general practitioner with over two decades of experience, mainly focusing on Menopause and Women's health. Dr Hebron is a member of the Australasian Menopause Society, which reflects her commitment to supporting women through all stages of midlife. This conversation is filled with knowledge and information as we cover topics such as: Alcohol consumption, its health risks, and the need for support in dealing with lifestyle changes. The significance of thorough GP consultations and adequate time and support for women. Understanding Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM) Private prescription costs, government support, and treatment options Overmedicalisation of Menopause DHEA, HRT and more! The episode is a comprehensive guide on how women can navigate midlife challenges with informed, compassionate healthcare. At this end of this episode, I also ask Dr Hebron specific listener questions. Please note, this is general advice only, because she hasn't sat down with that particular woman to get important background information. To get in contact with Sian you can email : ask@themenopauseconnection.com.au or find her on Instagram: @menopausedrsian. Dr Sian's new clinic (from 2 October 2024) will be at ‘Alchemy in Motion', 2 Lanyana Way, Noosa Heads. Resources mentioned in this episode: Australian Menopause Society: https://www.menopause.org.au/ Jean Hailes: https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/ Link to AMS doctors - https://www.menopause.org.au/health-info/find-an-ams-doctor You can also find me on Instagram -⁠ https://www.instagram.com/joclarkcoaching/⁠ and LinkedIn -⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/joclarkcoaching/⁠   Here's to redefining midlife and making our next half of life even better than the first.

Michael and Rachel speak with Jean Hailes CEO Sarah White about Women's Health Week, and the importance of striking up Courageous Conversations. We discuss elements of women's health such as the inquiry into women's pain, menstruation, and menopause. To find out more about Jean Hailes check out their website and find out more about Women's Health Week for information and activities happening across the weerk Check out Women's Health at Thorne Harbour for more information This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. This episode originally aired Thursday, August 29 2024 on JOY. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing. If there's something you'd like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions to wellwellwell@joy.org.au Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH

A new Tik Tok trend of women filming themselves getting an IUD inserted has highlighted how painful the procedure can be for many. It's revealed that in many cases, women's pain is not taken seriously and it should be something that doctors review and reconsider when it comes to the insertion of the birth control device. But is seeing other women's pain helping or hindering the process for those whoa re considering getting the device themselves? We look at exactly how IUD insertion works and what changes your efforts posting your experiences online have achieved. To get across all the stars Sam Pang roasted in his Logies monologue click here All the winners are here To find out why Rebecca Gibney's Hall of Fame acceptance had everyone bawling click here  THE END BITS Subscribe to Mamamia Check out The Quicky Instagram here Listen to the full episode of Mamamia Out Loud here  Want to try MOVE by Mamamia?Click here to start a seven-day free trial of our exercise app. GET IN TOUCH Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au and one of our Podcast Producers will come back to you ASAP. CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS Host: Claire Murphy  With thanks to: Dr Pav Nanayakkara is a Jean Hailes minimally invasive gynaecological surgeon Producer: Claire Murphy  Senior Producer: Taylah StranoAudio Producer: Thom LionBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Olympics are over, but there is one athlete that despite falling short of a win - or of any points at all - the country is still talking about. It's Rachel Gun, or "Raygun". Why are we still talking about her? On this episode, Tarla Lambert-Patel shares her thoughts with Olivia Cleal.This week also marked three years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021. Tarla and Olivia share the latest from there.We also share an interview with the CEO of Jean Hailes, Dr Sarah White. She is lined up to talk all things menopause at the Women's Agenda Health Summit, coming up on September 4. To purchase tickets to the event, follow this link: https://events.ringcentral.com/events/2024-women-s-health-summit/registrationStories discussed this week:‘I didn't grow up watching Aboriginal women on the news': Bridget Brennan announced as new co-host of News Breakfast‘A nightmare': 1.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied their right to education since 2021End the Raygun hate. But let's have honest conversations about power & privilegeThe Women's Agenda Podcast is produced by Agenda Media, the 100% women-founded and owned media business, publishing the daily news publication Women's Agenda.Producers: Olivia Cleal and Allison Ho Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Sarah White is the CEO of Jean Hailes for Women's Health, a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving women's health across Australia through every life stage. She is part of the National Women's Health Advisory Council and the Women's Health Products Working Group at Australia's Medicines Regulator. She's an honorary research fellow at Melbourne University and still an active researcher. We had an impassioned conversation about how menopause narratives are being manipulated, the likely reasons for that, and how women can get the reliable information they need. We talk about: - Sarah's career journey  - The importance of accurate and accessible health information - Who Dr Jean Hailes was - The first rigorous survey on how menopause affects Australian women - How menopause data is being manipulated and why - The impact of industry influence on women's health - Reframing menopause from a strengths-based approach - Combating gendered ageism - The influence of marketing and misinformation - The pressure to maintain a youthful appearance - The commercial drivers behind the promotion of HRT - Questioning what's being said, by whom and why - Considering lifestyle changes in the menopause toolbox - Research on public health priorities and health inequities And more! This is such an important conversation for anyone interested in menopause! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave us a 5* review on iTunes or wherever you're listening. Order the ebook or audiobook (narrated by Rachel) versions of Rachel's book, Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause And Beyond at magnificentmidlife.com/book The paperback can be purchased on Amazon or other online retailers: UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/ US & Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/ Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/ You can listen to all the other episodes and get the show notes at magnificentmidlife.com/podcast. Recommended by the Sunday Times. Feedspot #3 in best midlife podcasts and #14 in best women over 50 podcasts worldwide. You'll find lots of strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent at magnificentmidlife.com. Check out Rachel's online Revitalize Experience, a 6-week intensive small group mentoring experience or 1-1 Midlife Mentoring.

How to have tricky or embarrassing conversations with your doctor. Spoiler alert: They have heard it all before. Hosted by Alicia Loxley Guest: Sarah White, CEO Jean Hailes for Women's Health   Produced by May Jasper Sound engineering by Derek Myers © 2024 Jean Hailes Foundation. All rights reserved. This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part by any means without written permission of the copyright owner. Contact: licensing@jeanhailes.org.au

You don't need a medical degree to take charge of your health. But you do need to know your body.  Host: Alicia Loxley Guest: Sarah White, CEO, Jean Hailes for Women's Health Producer: May Jasper Sound engineer: Derek Myers    

Did you know that some health conditions affect women differently? Today we talk about how symptoms of migraine, pain and heart attack are often overlooked in women.   Host: Alicia Loxley Guest: Sarah White, CEO, Jean Hailes for Women's Health Producer: May Jasper Sound engineer: Derek Myers © 2024 Jean Hailes Foundation. All rights reserved. This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part by any means without written permission of the copyright owner. Contact: mailto:licensing@jeanhailes.org.au Jean Hailes for Women's Health is a national not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving the health of all women, girls and gender-diverse people. For free, evidence-based and easy-to-understand health information, visit http://www.jeanhailes.org.au  

When it comes to women's health, shame and stigma are unwelcome guests. Hear how women are challenging the negatives.   Host: Alicia Loxley Guest: Sarah White, CEO, Jean Hailes for Women's Health Producer: May Jasper Sound engineer: Derek Myers https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/

Healthy eating has never been more expensive or confusing, but are we forgetting the basics? What information do we need and whose advice can we trust?   Host: Alicia Loxley Guest: Sarah White, CEO, Jean Hailes for Women's Health Producer: May Jasper Sound engineer: Derek Myers © 2024 Jean Hailes Foundation. All rights reserved. This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part by any means without written permission of the copyright owner. Contact: licensing@jeanhailes.org.au Jean Hailes for Women's Health is a national not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving the health of all women, girls and gender-diverse people. For free, evidence-based and easy-to-understand health information, visit http://www.jeanhailes.org.au

Normalising the discussion about Peri-Menopause and Menopause with Doctor Sarah White, CEO Jean Hailes for Women's Health.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The stigma around menopause is slowly peeling away, but many of us still suffer in silence. In this episode, we take a lighter look at the often unglamorous side-effects of menopause – from hot flushes and brain fog to facial hairs and mood swings – hearing from Aussie comedian Jean Kittson, who is living her best life on the other side, and getting the medical rundown from celebrity GP and passionate women's health advocate Dr Ginni Mansberg. About the episode – brought to you by Australian Seniors. Join James Valentine as he explores the incredible stories of Aussie characters, from the adventurous to the love-struck. Across 30 inspirational episodes, Life's Booming explores life, health, love, travel, and everything in-between Our bodies surprise us in ways we never thought possible as we age, so in series five of the Life's Booming podcast – Is This Normal? – we're settling in for honest chats with famous guests and noted experts about the ways our bodies behave as they age, discussing the issues and awkward questions you may be too embarrassed to ask yourself. Jean Kittson has been entertaining audiences for decades with her wit and humour, both of which she brings to the fore in her candid and hilarious take on menopause, You're Still Hot to Me, the book she wished she had read during the momentous time in her life. Dr Ginni Mansberg is a well-known celebrity doctor based in Sydney, with television appearances in Embarrassing Bodies Down Under, Sunrise, The Morning Show, and Things You Can't Talk About on TV. She is also the author of The M Word: How to thrive in menopause. If you have any thoughts or questions and want to share your story to Life's Booming, send us a voice note – Watch Life's Booming on Youtube Listen to Life's Booming on Apple Podcasts Listen to Life's Booming on Spotify: Listen to Life's Booming on Google Podcasts For more information visit seniors.com.au/podcast. About Australian Seniors Produced by Medium Rare Content Agency, in conjunction with Ampel Sonic Experience Agency SSMR0502_240229_Menopause the other side_Final James Valentine: Hello and welcome to Life's Booming Series 5 of this most excellent and award winning podcast. I'm James Valentine and in this series we're going to ask the question, is this normal? I mean, as we age, stuff happens to us. Our bodies change, things fall off, we get crook, stuff doesn't work as well as it used to. There's nothing we can do about it, we're getting older, we're ageing. But which bits are normal? Which bits do we have no control over? Which bits can we do something about? That's the kind of questions that we're going to be asking in this series, Is This Normal? of Life's Booming. Now, of course, if you enjoy this series, leave us a review, tell all your families and friends about it. And we want to hear from you as well. You can contribute to this. If you've got questions about things in particular that you want to know, perhaps there's some particular wear and tear happening to you, let us know. We'd love to see if we can answer that question in the series. We're going to look at things like menopause, gut health, mental health, lots of other burning questions. So think about those areas and if there's something in there that's specific to you that you'd like us to cover, let us know. When it comes to women's health in older years, it turns out that the hot flushes, the brain fog, the facial hair, the mood swings can all be linked back to the one thing and that's menopause. In this episode, Menopause the Other Side, let's take a look in some detail at the common symptoms, the experiences, and life on the other side of it. We'll get some answers about menopause, the ‘M' word, from the queen of morning television, Dr Ginni Mansberg. But it gives me great pleasure to welcome, of course, to thispodcast as well, Jean Kittson, who wrote a fantastic book called You're Still Hot To Me, dealing with her experience and her research into menopause. Jean Kittson, hello. Jean Kittson: Hello, James.   James Valentine:Still so hot? Jean Kittson: Yes, I am, actually. Every now and then. James Valentine: Is this the 10th anniversary? Is it 10 years since you published? Jean Kittson: Yes, it is. 2014 it came out. It's into its sixth reprint now, something like that. Women still keep going through menopause. James Valentine: The book didn't fix it? Jean Kittson: No, that's right.And I thought I'd finish and everyone's finished. No, they're still going. Of course they're still experiencing menopause. And just the other night I was out with some younger women and they're still struggling. Trying to work out what the best way to handle it is and what treatment to get and they're still people pushing back around different treatments like HRT. I was really surprised. We've come on a lot more than we have 10 years ago, people are speaking about it, but there's still a lot of ignorance really, misinformation. James Valentine: It still seems to be an area of mystery, really, and half whispered truths. Oh well I've heard you should do this, and what about the other? Jean Kittson: Yes, I think people are still afraid it's going to impact on their work because the Australian Human Resources Institute did asurvey and they found that the majority of women would not mention menopause at work because they thought they'd be considered old, sidelined for leadership positions.With all the stigma still attached to menopausal women. So there's still a lot of, I don't want to talk about it in the workplace. And that of course translates to, I don't really want to talk about it at all. James Valentine: Yeah, and leading into it, let's say you're 30 or 40. You're not even thinking about it. Jean Kittson: No, well that's the thing, and yet when I was doing my book, I found that most of the women I randomly chose to interview were having their first hot flushes around 40, 42. And we're always told it's around 50, 52, 55, that area. But many, many women will start going through perimenopause, which is another part of menopause that I didn't even know existed until I went through menopause. So there's perimenopause that can start 10 years earlier. And some women are thinking, they'll follow the Hollywood style. Oh, I'll have a baby. She had a baby naturally at 50. So can I. I'll just keep putting it off. What? Well, was that a hot flush? What the hell? What am I going to do? You know, so it comes as a terrible shock. And I think there's a lot of things about women's bodies that need to be talked about more openly. Fertility, ovulation, menopause, all those sorts of things. James Valentine:Yeah. If only it happened to men. Jean Kittson: If only, we'd never hear the end of it. James Valentine: That's right, we'd have championships in it. Jean Kittson: Yeah, that's right. James Valentine:Set world records, all that kind of stuff. Jean Kittson:You'd have, you know, months off. Yeah. Menopause month off. James Valentine: Do you know, he's battling with menopause but still CEO. What a guy. Jean Kittson: That's right. Hang on, you can't talk to him for a moment. James Valentine: That's right, just wait. Jean Kittson:All the windows are open. James Valentine: He's a little bit emotional but come back tomorrow, he'll be fine. Jean Kittson: We were going to have a board meeting, it's cancelled. But don't worry about it, it's menopause. James Valentine: What? Oh, that's fine, no worries. I went through it myself, man. On you go. Good on ya, chaps. Is it as simple as, like, it was happening to you and you found it difficult to find relevant information, what you needed to know? Jean Kittson: Oh yeah, that's why I wrote my book.I wrote the book I needed. I needed to find the facts out about menopause, and I found out so many other facts about my own body that had never been talked about. We're just sort of more primed, our whole body is primed to have sex when we ovulate rather than other times of the month. But we're told that women are just ready for it every day of the freaking week. James Valentine: Yeah, and let me clarify that. That was men who decided that one? Jean Kittson: Can't say it ain't so. Just because men don't understand women and don't like it when we get a little bit feisty, a little bit irritable, start giving our kids a burnt chop. You know, in the old days, we were diagnosed with climacteric insanity and locked up. And if men of a certain age got a little bit feisty, a little bit irritable, they were elected to parliament. James Valentine: That's right. That's very good. Dr Ginni Mansberg's with us. You've met! Jean Kittson: Yes, we have, Ginni, hello. Ginni Mansberg: Hello darling, how are you? Hello to both of you. James Valentine: Thank you so much for coming. Is this, like, I think what we've got to is, I'm sort of seeing, we shouldn't necessarily think about all these things as separate? It's the entire cycle of life and the entire fertility cycle of a woman that we should be discussing, not as though there's this thing that happens to people called menopause. Ginni Mansberg: Absolutely. I mean, a lot of people don't realise that menopause itself is a single day that happens 12 months from the first day of your last period. Only, you probably didn't know it was your last period at the time because your periods were all over the show, often for up to several years before you go into menopause proper. And we call that perimenopause. I call it hormone hell. Your hormones are giving you a triple pike with a half flip because they are going up and down like a yo-yo, and our brains and our bodies really don't like those fluctuating hormone levels. So often, exactly as Jean was saying, the worst of it comes in your mid to late 40s, not in your late 50s. That's not it at all. In fact, sometimes life gets a lot better on the other side of the rainbow after menopause. James Valentine: Hang on, just take me back. You said a single day, menopause is a single event. Ginni Mansberg: It is. So it's defined as 12 months from your last period.That's really problematic for women who, for example, have a hysterectomy before they go into menopause. It doesn't make any sense for those women whatsoever because their hysterectomy might have been at age 40, their ovaries were fully functional and don't go into decline for another six years. That's a problem for women who use contraceptives like the Mirena coil that have some progesterone in their coil. They don't have regular periods either. So there is a movement to change that definition, but that's what we've got at the moment, that single day. 12 months after you had your last period. James Valentine: Yeah, we describe it, Jean, as it seems to me like it's anything from about 45 to 75, a whole period of life. Jean Kittson: Yes, that's right. That's right. I haven't heard the single daydefinition before, I must say, but of course it is 12 months after your last period, so if you can count to the day, that's the day you are officially, and probably, you know, medically, scientifically, in menopause. James Valentine: What happens on that day? Jean Kittson: You buy a bottle of champagne! James Valentine: Ginni, what happens on that day?   Ginni Mansberg: Mostly it's not a lot different from the perimenopause that precedes it. And those early postmenopausal years, that's why I think getting hung up on definitions is problematic from a medical perspective. It's not like once you hit menopause on that day, everything changes. It's not like that at all. In fact, the treatment is fairly similar whether you've gone through menopause already or whether you're in that lead up, but your hormones are still giving you hormone hell. James Valentine: Jean, when you were looking at this, did you find a treatment for menopause? Jean Kittson: Well, when I started going through menopause, I was asking around my friends, what's going on, and they said, oh, it's probably menopause, and most of them didn't take any treatments, and they said it was a breeze for them, or they didn't really like to talk about it. Some of my friends said, I'm on HRT. Other people were saying, HRT is deadly, you'll get breast cancer. It was during that time. It wasn't long after the Women's Health Initiative brought out the report that linked HRT to breast cancer and everyone dropped off using it.But then it was found 12 years later to be flawed and HRT is the best way to go. So I had to keep being a fully functioning woman. I had kids at home, elderly parents, I was full-time job. I couldn't stand on stage and start perspiring and mopping my brow, and that's the first time I had a hot flush. I was talking to all these young Czech guys from Ericsson or something. It was a corporate gig, and I'm standing on stage in a silk top, gold silk top. And then I'm going, is it hot in here? That's probably the first time I mentioned that, you know, out of the million times I've mentioned it since. And I started mopping my brow, and then I looked down, and my whole top had turned like camouflage. I had rings of sweat under my boobs, I had them down the side, and then I thought,I have to do something radical about this. So I went to a gynaecologist, I talked about HRT, I realised there was a lot of fear that a lot of women suffered, a lot of women would leave their jobs because they thought they weren't coping with work, but they actually weren't coping with their menopause symptoms. I realised it was like in so many aspects, women were afraid, they suffered, there were these taboos, they were without information, they couldn't lead fully functioning lives, basically. And so, their biology was in denial, and one of the reasons they denied their biology and didn't talk about it was because when we were allburning our bras and things like that, we wanted to be equal to men, the same as men in the workplace. We didn't want to admit that actually there's things that are going to happen biologically that are going to affect our jobs. Not for the worse. We just have to work around it. Like we've got the little kitchen tidies in the toilets now. You know, in the old days, men would say, Oh, don't listen to her. She's on the rags, when we got our period. If you said that now, you'd be considered a fossil and a twerp. So we've got to get the same with menopause. So there's lots of great treatments, but Ginni would know. James Valentine: Ginni, we might come back to treatments. Let's just discuss the symptoms. First of all, you know, Jean's first moment is ghastly. Thank you for repeating it. But the range of symptoms is also extraordinary, isn't it? Ginni Mansberg: Yeah, everything from palpitations to shortness of breath to itchy skin, a whole lot of stuff that goes on below the belt. Hot flushes is the one that most people know about and that's because it's really common and very visible. So 75% of women will experience those hot flushes. They're not always dramatic, like Jean's. Some women just run hotter and a lot of women experience heat at night, so that interrupts their sleep. We see a lot of insomnia. About 80% of women will experience what we call brain fog. So you can't remember, oh, what's that thing that you write with that leaves ink on the page? Can't remember the name of it.What's that thing that I need to get into the lock of my house? Can't remember that thing. Forgetting people's names, being on a Zoom call and forgetting the name of the project you're working on, that 80% of women will have that, but a lot of people don't realize that this is peak time for mental health issues in a woman's life. So one in three women will experience some sort of mental health problem. Anxiety and depression are the main ones, and they have particular hues. We often call it the ‘peri rage'. People are just so angry and so annoyed, and they don't understand why they're so angry with people, but lashing out and acting what they feel like is very inappropriate. They're very remorseful and quite paranoid, very thin skinned, very easily offended. Now, when you put those things together, it's not surprising exactly as Jean says, that untreated, 10% of women will leave the workforce altogether at this time, an additional 14% will decide to go part time or to significantly reduce their hours, an additional 8% of women will either ask for a demotion or actively avoid a promotion, say no to a promotion that's offered to them. And then we can't understand about number one, the gender pay gap, but number two, the fact that Australasian women retire with so much lower levels of superannuation and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has estimated that for Australian women alone, menopause costs between $17 and $35 billion a year in lost revenue and lost superannuation because they are exiting the workforcebecause of this hormonal glass ceiling. Now that doesn't happen to everyone, but I think that those numbers are costing the Australian economy enough and women enough that we need to be taking it more seriously and not just saying it's a couple of hot sweats. Suck it up, princess. James Valentine: Yeah. But I think Jean highlights the difficulty here for many women is to say, is that unless the society acknowledges it, unless the entire workforce and all of our structures acknowledge the existence of these things, it's very difficult for an individual woman to suddenly say in the workplace, actually, can we just deal with my menopause?Um, you know, is that okay? Can we accommodate that now, please? Ginni Mansberg:I think we really need to talk about the study that Jean talked about called the Women's Health Initiative Study that came out in 2002. So if you allow me just a couple of minutes to explain what happened and why we are in a bit of a disaster today. So untilthat study came out, around the 1990s, big cohort studies – so when you look at big populations – what scientists had found was that women who were taking the older forms of HRT had lower levels of heart disease. And so the National Institutes of Health in America decided to mount a massive study, 110,000 women, that was a prospective placebo controlled trial. Don't worry about the details. It's just a really, really good study. And they took women with an average age of 63 who had never had hormone therapy and gave half a placebo and half hormone therapy to look at what would happen to their rates of heart disease and other illnesses. What they didn't expect to find was this. For every 10,000 women who took a placebo, there were 30 cases of breast cancer. But for every 10,000 women who took this old-school form of HRT that we no longer use at an average age of 63, when the vastmajority of women are well past their symptoms and don't need it anymore, when they started it at that age, there were 38 cases of breast cancer per 10,000 women. The result of that finding was that, and on top of the fact that no, they didn't have any less heart disease, they decided to cancel the study. But instead of talking about those relative risks and the fact that this was not in the population that used hormone replacement therapy in real world trials, they went to the papers and said, hey, this stuff causes breast cancer. And a fewthings happened as a result of that. Number one, 80% of women worldwide threw their HRT in the bin and all the menopause symptoms got rebranded as just like a wrinkle, like a bit of, if you can't handle that, you're a princess. You shouldn't need this stuff. It's very dangerous. The second thing was, and this is really important.There's a legacy of this today, was the doctors were no longer taught about menopause. It went out of the curriculum. I, with all of my postgraduate experience, have never had any formal education on menopause. Everything I know is self taught by joining the various menopause societies around the world because it is not taught to medical students.It's not taught to GPs. It's not taught to gynaecologists these days. This is a real problem. There are also still black box warnings that exist today on the newer forms of HRT that women are likely to be prescribed that don't even have that increased risk. In fact, with that study, if you took the subset of women in that 110,000 women study, who took the HRT at anaverage age between 50 and 60, there was no increased risk of breast cancer. So in the real world, use of that old school HRT, there was no increased risk of breast cancer. But the legacy today means that women are told that it's a shameful thing to ask for any help for it. You shouldn't need it because the treatment is dangerous. It makes women think that getting treatment for it isputting their own lives at risk. It also means that doctors are not skilled up to help women in this situation. And research, you know, there was no research that was done on this topic for decades. That is starting to turn around as women like Jean, who really was a pioneer in 2014 when her book came out, nobody was talking about it. And she really, really smashed that stigma. We can't thank you enough, Jean. But as doctors in my generation, the Gen Xers, hit this age group ourselves, we're going, hey, what the hell? What the hell happened to our medical education, and how have we let women down so badly, which we have. I think we're turning the corner, but I just wanted to explain the background for why we are where we are now. James Valentine: That is riveting, andI mean, Jean, I almost don't know what to make of that. You know, when you say, a gynecologist isn't trained in this, a doctor today. You mean a doctor today, sitting in medical school, how'd they come after the end of six years, and at no point did anybody say, right, this term, menopause. Jean Kittson: There's a woman called Professor Susan Davis in Melbourne, and she's training doctors in menopause and more women's health, but there wasn't a subset of women's health. And I don't think there ever was one, because I remember this gentleman, he was about 70, coming up to me at a book signing.And he said he was a GP and he said he trained in the 1960s in England. And he said, I'd like to buy your book. Because I've never, he said, the only time at medical school that menopause was ever mentioned was when we were sitting in a lecture theatre, all men, mainly men, sitting in a lecture theatre. They wheeled a woman into the centre of the lecture theatre, a woman of a certain age. And, um, she was introduced as a menopausal woman. And she looked around and she said, my husband doesn't bother me anymore. And that was it.My husband doesn't bother me. So, that was her, that was their lesson in menopause, that obviously women just go right off sex, that's it. You know, nothing else. James Valentine: That's the most crucial factor that happens in the whole thing. Jean Kittson: Yeah. But importantly, what Ginni's saying about the study that linked HRT to breast cancer, there was a new study that came out in 2012, so 10 years later, that explained why it was wrong and what Ginni was saying.As you get older, you're more likely to get breast cancer anyway. So they were using people into their 70s in this study. But what happened was when women threw away their HRT was doctors started prescribing antidepressants to deal with it instead. So we have this huge sort of flood of women on antidepressants because they felt confident with that.They felt if they prescribed HRT and their patient got breast cancer, they could sue, you know, it was all up in the air. There was a lot offear in the medical world. So now all these women are on antidepressantswhen what they're experiencing once again is what Ginni said, hormonal fluctuations. Ginni Mansberg: Anxiety is more common than depression during the peri and menopausal years. In fact, trigger warning, one in three women will get this anxiety and depression. It is peak time for anxiety and depression in a woman's life. It's also peak time for suicide in women is 45 to 55. And it's clearly a hormonal thing. And we very rightly in this country focus a lot on postnatal depression. And we don't focus enough on midlife women's depression. What we do see is that if you did have a history of previous hormonal anxiety and depression, on the pill, postnatal, it'll almost inevitably come up again during this period, this perimenopausal period. But we see it a lot in women who have never experienced it before, and severe depression, like a lot of these women can be hospitalised. What we also know, exactly to what you were saying, Jean, about the use of antidepressant medications, at best they are about 75% effective, which is better thannothing.But they do leave 25% of women or people in general who don't respond to them. That level of effectiveness goes down to around about 50% in women who are going through perimenopause and menopause, whereas the hormone replacement therapy is in fact, 76% effective. So nothing is 100% effective, but this is clearly a hormonal issue. And if you speak to Professor Jayashri Kulkarni, who is from the HER Centre at Monash University, who is a world leader in menopause andall psychiatric disorders. Her first port of call will always be a hormone treatment and she will only bring an antidepressant medication in if somebody has severe symptoms, for example, they're suicidal or they can't function or they literally need to be hospitalised and that will only be for a short time and then she gets them off it again and they stay on the hormone replacement therapy. So it's a very different treatment now to what we used to do only 10 years ago, even just when your book came out, Jean. James Valentine: Jean, I think you highlighted another aspect of this is the time of life at which this occurs. A woman is going to very often have perhaps teenage children,children moving into adulthood. She might be starting to go really well in her career. Her parents are now 70 or 80. You know, there's a lot going on at the point at which this hits. Jean Kittson: Yes, well, women really are at their peak now in their careers. Once, a hundred years ago, the average age of mortality of a woman, a woman would die at 57, so you hit menopause, you die. Menopause is the least of your problems. But now we're into our late 80s, mid 80s, late 80s. We've still got a third of our life to live and we still are working and running a family and the kids are probably still at home and we've got our elderly parents. Just as you say. So the time of life when menopause hits is really a very intense time of life for women.There's so much going on. And you may finally be getting into the position at work where you're feeling really comfortable and you know what you're doing. You have all this knowledge and expertise and understanding, and thensuddenly you're battling with something physically that is undermining your ability to manage all these different aspects in your life. And you have to micromanage so much stuff in life. And when you're not getting sleep, I think that's probably one of the worst things, not getting sleep. Then your anxiety and everything, it goes up. Because you're waking up during the night with these hot flushes or night sweats or whatever you want to call them, that's why you really need to get some proper support. And now we know, I went on HRT for 10, 12 years, it was fantastic. I couldn't have managed without it. I felt really good. And now there's so much information that it's good for your bowels and your heart and your brain and youreverything, isn't it? Your skin. There's so many things it actually helps in a woman. James Valentine: Ginni, is HRT the only treatment? I mean, people will see a range of stuff that's beingsold to them or is available. Ginni Mansberg: Yeah, so there are womenwho can't have HRT or don't want to. And I think what I'm passionate about and a lot of doctors now are passionate about is autonomy of women to have their own choices and HRT is one choice and if women choose not to or can't have it because they have a breast cancer which has what we call oestrogen receptors on it then we give them HRT and there's a possibility we can actually make their cancer worse. So not everyone can have it. In that situation, we need to have a range of issues. What I love about HRT is of the 53 symptoms that we've so far identified, everything from palpitations and itchy skin to incontinence, and of course, your hot flushes and your depression. It's the only one that wraps up, I guess, every single symptom and helps every single symptom. That's what's nice about it. However, a lot of women don't even have a lot of symptoms. So what we can do is target your symptoms individually with different medications and antidepressants is definitely an option, although none of them are as effective as hormone replacement therapy. Because menopause is having a bit of a moment now, but because women are still left with this lingering doubt about the safety and efficacy of hormone treatments, there is a whole raft of products that have come to market promising all sorts of symptom relief, mainly in the supplement space, but also in the tea space, in the wellness powder space. Promising a whole lot of things that we have fairly good evidence do not work whatsoever. But, once you put an ‘M' on it, and put a pink bow on the cover – we call it ‘meno-washing'.You're going to now charge double for a menopause herbal product than you are for a normal herbal product. Because women are vulnerable, plus we are pretty good consumers. We are generally now, us Gen X women, prepared to go and buy things for ourselves if we think they're going to contribute to our wellness. So my concern is if you are going to buy one of these menopause products, I would really run it by a doctor who has experience in hormone replacement therapy. And other menopause management, a lot of women will get a placebo effect. In fact, in studies, it's up to 75% placebo effect. In my experience, you'll get a good six to maybe 12 months out of a placebo effect. But meanwhile, you're getting to the point where, do you remember I talked about the Women's Health Initiative and I told you that the women who started it late ran into problems. That's the best thing that came out of that study. We know if you are over 60 or if it's been more than 10 years since your menopause, you can't start HRT anymore.It confers a very big number of risks for you. James Valentine: Well, it seems to me, Jean, we started saying your book is 10 years old. So this is one of the firstvolumes and first statements to break through a lot of taboo about it, a lot of non conversation. You said, look, things are a little better. We've come some way. I'm not feeling that necessarily by the end of this conversation. It seems to me so much further to go. Any one thing you want to happen right now? Jean Kittson: I would like women not to just google menopause because then they will get so much misinformation.There are really reputable organisations with the correct information, with the facts, and that is places like the Menopause Society that Ginni mentioned, the Jean Hailes foundation, Ginni's probably got a finger on more of them now, I don't go to them, but both those places have the facts. Get the facts because there's so much misinformation and it's really controllable. It's a great time of life. If you can get a good sleep and you haven't got the anxiety and you've got control over that, it's wonderful not having to fork out all this money on sanitary products. And you can wear white jeans again, you can go swimming without fear of attracting sharks, it's brilliant. The whole thing is really very, very liberating, but take control over it. Get the right information, get the facts. Don't just chat to people and try and get it that way, becausethere's so much misinformation. James Valentine: Yeah. Ginni, any one thing you want to see happen right now? Ginni Mansberg: Yes, if you head to the Australasian Menopause Societywebsite, and then click on find a doctor, you will find a doctor who has a particular interest in menopause and is unlikely to give you the sort of like, oh, you can't have HRT, it's dangerous, kind of advice that I'm still hearing every day. We have made, Jean and I have made, menopause sound absolutely horrendous, which untreated it is. Treated, it is not. Treated, you have a normal life. You do not need to leave the workforce. You do not need to end your marriage. It is peak time for divorce. You don't need to have a fight with your best friend or sister. You can actually have a normal life. And I would urge women not to see this as an inevitable and natural phase of life, so just something to be borne by women or just seeing it as there's nothing you can do. There's so much we can do for you. Please let us help you and let you get your life back because you don't need to just put up with it. James Valentine: Thank you so much. Fabulous conversation. Thank you so much for sharing so much information and experience with us here on Life's Booming. Jean Kittson: Thank you, James, for the opportunity to keep talking about menopause. Talk it up! Ginni Mansberg: Thanks, guys. James Valentine: Well, if you want to know more, you could do no better than to read Jean Kittson's book You're Still Hot To Me.As we said, it's still out there. It's still a very vital book examining the conditions for menopause in Australia. And Dr Ginni Mansberg's book is called The M Word, and it's doing the same thing. It's looking at the medical basis, as we keep saying, the facts about menopause. Well I hope you enjoyed this episode of Season 5, Life's Booming, Is This Normal? Brought to you by Australian Seniors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Among several exciting appointments from this week was the appointment of Amanda Bardwell as CEO of Woolworths, following the current CEO Brad Banducci's disastrous interview on ABC Four Corners. But it's a tale as old as time: a man makes a mess, and a woman cleans it up. Why do they keep handing us the mop?This week, we discuss the horrific term used to describe Kelly Wilkinson in the days before her murder, courageous research from Jean Hailes on women's health, and so much more.Stories discussed this week:Jo Yapp becomes first full-time coach of the WallaroosMinderoo Foundation appoints new Gender Equality Executive DirectorWoolworths CEO Brad Banducci retires, will be replaced by Amanda BardwellKelly Wilkinson told police she was in danger. Police said she was ‘cop-shopping'Taylor Swift's Eras tour boosts Melbourne's spending by $174 millionMateship is for the girls: The Taylor Swift friendship bracelet frenzy is proofPaid millions, CEOs should expect public scrutiny and not walk outPaid leave should encompass all women's health concerns, new Jean Hailes report showsThis episode of The Crux is brought to you by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. Good food feeds the heart and soul, and sharing a meal together has the power to unite people from diverse backgrounds as one family, one community and one people. This is the power of Feast for Freedom. Come together as a community and celebrate the food, culture, and stories of refugees and people seeking asylum, while raising vital funds for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. Register as a host for Feast for Freedom this February and come together with friends, family, and community over a shared meal, cooked from delicious foods and recipes gifted by refugees. For more information, visit www.feastforfreedom.org.auThe Crux is produced by Agenda Media, the 100% women founded and owned media business, publishing the daily news publication Women's Agenda.Producers: Olivia Cleal and Allison Ho Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How often do you catch yourself feeling a bit guilty about indulging in that extra serving or not shedding those last stubborn kilos you've been eyeing? Maybe it was the temptation of the leftover muffin from the team morning tea that threw you off your game. Well, we've all been there, haven't we?That desire to be at our peak health, performing at our best and looking and feeling good. I think it's universal. But let's face it, the path to good intentions and great practices is often paved with many challenges. And today I'm thrilled to bring someone onto the podcast who gets all of this. It is my friend and nutrition consultant, educator, author, and founder of The Right Balance, Kath Alleaume.In the podcast, Kath refers to a couple of credible websites for further information.Jean Hailes: https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/Australasian Menopause Society: https://www.menopause.org.au/Health Direct: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/==And here's the link to access my free guide on strategic self-promotion.  Your Brilliant Career is a podcast by Gillian Fox - executive coach, women's career expert and entrepreneur. Your Brilliant Career teaches you how to get the most out of your career. We talk tactics, tools and stories that help incredible women like you achieve the success you deserve.Host: Gillian FoxLooking for more? Visit...yourbrilliantcareer.com.auFacebookInstagramLinkedIn

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In this special episode, Clementine is joined by Dr Sarah White, CEO of Jean Hailes to answer a few of your questions around menopause & peri menopause. They talk stigma, mental health, libido & HRT. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode briefly mentions suicide. If you have a question for Clementine, send an email to dearclementine@novapodcasts.com.au  ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAustralian Menopause SocietyJean Hailes on MenopauseCREDITS Executive Producer: Edwina Stott Audio Production: Adrian Walton Managing Producer: Elle Beattie  For more great Nova Podcasts head to novapodcasts.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Dr Sara Whitburn, GP and sexual health expert A discussion about the symptoms that get us hot under the collar. - This podcast series has been made possible by the NSW Government's Menopause Awareness Campaign. For help talking about menopause, download the Perimenopause and Menopause Symptom Checklist and take it with you to your next medical appointment. Jean Hailes for Women's Health is a national not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving the health of all women, girls and gender-diverse people. For free, evidence-based and easy-to-understand health information, visit www.jeanhailes.org.au. Hosted by Dr Sarah White, Jean Hailes CEO  Produced by May Jasper Sound engineering by Derek Myers

Guest: Louise Browne, Head of Public Health and Education at Jean Hailes Louise answers some moving questions about the toll menopause can take on our mental health. - This podcast series has been made possible by the NSW Government's Menopause Awareness Campaign. For help talking about menopause, download the Perimenopause and Menopause Symptom Checklist and take it with you to your next medical appointment. Jean Hailes for Women's Health is a national not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving the health of all women, girls and gender-diverse people. For free, evidence-based and easy-to-understand health information, visit www.jeanhailes.org.au. Hosted by Dr Sarah White, Jean Hailes CEO  Produced by May Jasper Sound engineering by Derek Myers

There is no argument that the symptoms of menopause and perimenopause can be tough, awful, annoying and downright terrible, but should we be letting the world know about the worst of the worst? There are studies to suggest that catastrophising the symptoms of menopause could actually be making our experience with this stage of life worse, and silencing an entire cohort of women who don't experience these extremes at all. The CEO of Jean Hailes talks us through the thought process behind asking us not to dive into the depths of the worst of menopause. For more info on perimenopause...Check out the Very Peri Audio Series Sign up to our Very Peri mailing list Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS  Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to:  Sarah White - CEO Jean Hailes For Women's Health Some comments in this episode were voiced by actors Tik Tok video audio by: @thisisdavinamccall @kategrosnerlifecoach @iamsamfoot Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Kally Borg Audio Producer: Tegan Sadler   *Kell G, Rao A, Beccaria G et al. Affron (2017)*Lopresti AL, Drummond PD, Inarejos-Garcia AM et al. AffronBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get ready to dive into a topic often shrouded in mystery: TESTOSTERONE. It's not just for men! In fact, this hormone plays a crucial role in a woman's body too. Join us for a talk show where we'll explore how testosterone affects women's health and well-being and how to determine if it's something you should consider as part of your Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy. Don't miss out on this exciting and informative discussion that could improve your life for the better.Professor Susan Davis is a true powerhouse and trailblazer in the world of women's health. As an endocrinologist and clinical researcher, she has dedicated her life to understanding the physiological changes that occur during menopause and the struggles women face during this period. But her work doesn't stop there - she's also an expert on medical and lifestyle interventions for managing menopause, including hormone therapy and the impact of sex hormones on multiple non-reproductive target tissues, such as the brain, cardiovascular system, and more.As Head of the Monash University Women's Health Research Program, Susan holds a Level 3 NHMRC Investigator Grant. She is a Consultant Endocrinologist and Head of the Women's Endocrine Clinic at the Alfred Hospital Melbourne. She is a Fellow and Council Member of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. Her research has been pivotal in understanding sex hormones in women, spanning basic science to clinical trials.Susan is a true champion of women's health, having been one of the founders of Jean Hailes for Women and a past President of the Australasian Menopause Society and the International Menopause Society. She has received numerous national and international prestigious research awards and was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for her distinguished service to medicine and women's health. In 2022, she was awarded the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Medal for her outstanding contribution and leadership in endocrinology and women's health.As an advisor to the NHS Menopause Improvement Programme Steering Committee and the Australian National Women's Health Strategy 2020-2030, Susan advocates for the best clinical care and co-authors international Best Practice Guidelines. She has also spoken before national and international regulatory bodies as an advocate and advisor.Susan's dedication and expertise are truly awe-inspiring, and her work is transforming how we approach women's health.

In this edition of The Conversation Hour Richelle Hunt is joined by Dr Elizabeth Farrell AM and Janet Hailes Michelmore AO from Jean Hailes for a wide ranging conversation about menopause with a special focus on medical menopause.

In this edition of The Conversation Hour Richelle Hunt is joined by Dr Elizabeth Farrell AM and Janet Hailes Michelmore AO from Jean Hailes for a wide ranging conversation about menopause with a special focus on medical menopause.

The recently released National Patient Survey of "Jean Hailes for Women's Health" revealed that 70% of immigrant women are unable to connect with a doctor or health care provider. Dr Prerna Varma, a Research Fellow within the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University says that this year's survey focused on the pandemic, providing the most up-to-date snapshot of how Australian women are faring in a ‘COVID-19 normal' environment. - حال ہی میں جاری ہونے والے جین ہیلز کے نیشنل وومن ہیلتھ سروے نے انکشاف کیا ہے کہ % 70 تارکین وطن خواتین ڈاکٹر یا صحت کے پیشہ ور عملے سے ملنے کی استطاعت نہیں رکھتیں۔موناش یونیورسٹی کی Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health کی ڈاکٹر پرینا ورما کے مطابق سروے سے ظاہر ہوتا ہے کہ نصف خواتین کو وبا شروع ہونے کے بعد سے کمزورمالی حالت کا سامنا ہے۔ نصف سے زیادہ خواتین کہتی ہیں کہ COVID-19 کے بعد سے ان کی ذہنی صحت متاثر ہوئی ہے جبکہ نصف افراد صحت کی خدمات تک رسائی کے طریقہ سے ناواقف تھے۔

Rachel and Jacinta find out about what's happening for Women's Health Week 2022. Renea Camilleri, Women's Health Week and Community Outreach Manager from Jean Hailes tells us about what is on between the 5th to 11th of September, and how people can get involved with sharing awareness about health needs for girls, women, and gender diverse people. Cadance Bell, author, screen producer and director, joins us to discuss being a Jean Hailes' Champion for Good Health, her story as a trans woman in rural Australia, and the important findings about LGBTIQA+ women in the WHW Survey Report. To find out more about Women's Health Week, visit the Women's Health Week website   If there's something you'd like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au

Accidentally weeing when you laugh... a urinary tract infection...a vagina that's painfully tight...these and other problems 'down there' happen to a surprising number of us! In this episode pelvic health physiotherapist Heba Shaheed comes to our aid. She explains the changes that happen to our pelvic floor as a normal part of going through our 40s and 50s, and the wide range of niggles and embarassing problems that can happen as a result. The good news is that with the right help, most of the time these problems can be completely fixed. Find out what you can do in this no-holds-barred episode. Heba Shaheed is a Jean Hailes' Women's Health Week champion. You can find more useful resources about your pelvic floor, bladder and bowel health at the Jean Hailes website here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia has become the first country in the world to enable women and people born with a cervix to conduct their own screening for Human Papilloma Virus, in the hope it will encourage more women to get regular check ups. But how exactly do you go about it yourself, and how can you be sure that you have done a good enough job to get an accurate test result? The Quicky speaks to a gynaecologist and a cervical cancer expert to find out why this new measure has been introduced, and provide a friendly how-to guide for swabbing the inside of your own vagina. Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS  Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to: Elizabeth Ham - National Health Promotion Manager at the Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation (ACCF) Dr Elizabeth Farrell AM - Gynaecologist and Jean Hailes for Women's Health Medical Director.The 10th annual Jean Hailes Women's Health Week will run from 5-11 September 2022. It is the biggest week in Australia dedicated to good health and wellbeing for women, girls, and gender diverse people. Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane Audio Producer: Thom Lion Subscribe to The Quicky at...https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcasts, you're helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We're currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.auv Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thankfully there are now a lot of resources and information about menopause for women and their families, but sadly the same can't be said about perimenopause, even though this phase of our lives can last for several years. The Quicky speaks to two experts, and a woman whose own isolating experience of perimenopause led her to start a business, to find out everything you need to know about this important time in your life. If you want more expert advice, from the people who really know perimenopause, you can join Mamamia's Very Peri Summit. Over two nights, some of the world's top peri experts will be interviewed by our in-house talent, including The Quicky's very own Executive Producer, Siobhán Moran-McFarlane. Find out more from Dr Lara Briden, Dr Sonia Davison and others including international sexpert Tracey Cox, psychologist Sandy Rea, and many, many more. The Summit covers everything from what exactly perimenopause is, to what it does to our bodies, and how to manage symptoms. This is your shortcut to avoid years of struggle. You don't just have to suck it up. Streaming online in the evening on May 3rd and and 4th, the Very Peri summit is now on sale. Go to veryperisummit.com to get your early bird discount tickets for $49, which includes on-demand access so you can watch in real-time, or whenever it suits you. CREDITS  Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to: Sandy Davies - Author, Femtrepreneur, Founder of HappyPause (Menopause Balm to relieve vaginal dryness) who wants to share her experience of perimenopause to help other women have an easier time Dr Lara Briden - Naturopathic doctor and author of Period Repair Manual and Hormone Repair Manual Dr Sonia Davison - Endocrinologist at the Jean Hailes Medical Centre, and President of the Australasian Menopause Society (AMS) who has a special interest in women's health, including gynaecological and general endocrinology Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane Audio Producer: Jacob Round Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading or listening to our content, you're helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We're currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au  Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special episode, the Australian Government's Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Professor Alison McMillan joins Midwife Cath to discuss the safety and effectiveness of getting the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy. Pregnancy is already such an anxious time for women, and throwing COVID-19 into the mix means it's even harder to figure out how to make the best decisions for you and your baby. In this chat Professor McMillan shares with Cath the most up-to-date evidence-based advice around the risks of COVID-19 for pregnant women, and the safety and efficacy of the vaccine. They discuss: Why pregnant women are at greater risk from COVID-19 than others Why advice around pregnancy and getting vaccinated changed and what the most up-to-date advice is now Why women can get the vaccine at any time during pregnancy How the vaccine can also help protect your baby in utero What immunisation side effects you can expect during pregnancy And so much more If you want to learn more about this topic, here are some useful links: Health.gov.au Official information about the coronavirus pandemic, how to protect yourself and your family, where and when you can get vaccinated. The Shared decision making guide for women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning pregnancy is updated as new information becomes available. Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) Pregnancy and COVID-19 Vaccination Webinar Experts discuss COVID vaccination in pregnancy, breastfeeding, and those planning to be pregnant, dispelling myths and highlighting the global evidence, which has shown that vaccines are safe for women and their babies. The panel includes Dr Michelle Giles, Dr Clare Whitehead, Dr Vijay Roach, and Professor Sue Walker. English: https://vimeo.com/606222671 Translated versions: https://linktr.ee/RANZCOG Australian Academy of Science - Pregnancies, periods and COVID-19 vaccines: what you need to know A deep dive into some of the discussions happening around COVID-19 vaccines, fertility and menstruation to sift through the claims and the evidence Link: https://www.science.org.au/curious/people-medicine/pregnancies-periods-and-covid-19-vaccines-what-you-need-know Australian College of Midwives - COVID-19 vaccination online e-learning space This online repository equips midwives and pregnant women with the latest information about COVID-19 vaccinations. It and has resources, videos, online courses and more. Link: http://acmcovid19info.org/ Jean Hailes Podcast This special episode of the Jean Hailes podcast features Associate Professor Nigel Crawford Head of Immunisation Services at The Royal Children's Hospital. Professor Crawford answers your questions about the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines for women who are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding Link: https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/resources/vaccines-safety-and-women See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever had pain trying to insert something into your pusswa? Like a tampon, finger or penis?Vaginismus is a painful but common condition where your vagina pretty much snaps shut. We find out what causes it and how to treat it.For more information visit ginaapp.com.

Ever had pain trying to insert something into your pusswa? Like a tampon, finger or penis?Vaginismus is a painful but common condition where your vagina pretty much snaps shut. We find out what causes it and how to treat it.For more information visit ginaapp.com.

Ever had pain trying to insert something into your pusswa? Like a tampon, finger or penis? Vaginismus is a painful but common condition where your vagina pretty much snaps shut.  We find out what causes it and how to treat it. For more information visit ginaapp.com.