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Read about the latest research, opinions and different perspectives on a variety of topics that are important to Motherlanders
Why is HRT in short supply in the UK?
Around 13 million women in the UK are either peri menopausal or menopausal. Peri menopause and menopause can come without any symptoms, or with all the symptoms. You might not experience peri menopause and have no menopause symptoms apart from the absence of periods....
How to love yourself
When you think of loving yourself, do you start singing the Divinyls' 1991 hit, 'I touch myself', or say something in a sort of primary school tone of voice about loving yourself? No? Ummm no me neither. Self love can sound a bit cringe, or very cringe, to lots of...
Overwhelm and anxiety in peri menopause
Peri menopause is the transition period to menopause and it can creep up on you slowly, with an almost infinite number of symptoms. They might show up slowly over time, typically from your 40s onwards, and can give you the distinct feeling that you just don't...
Rishi proposes raising the smoking age every year
Today was Rishi Sunak's first conference speech as Prime Minister and he vowed to raise the smoking age every year, to enable teenagers to grow up smoke free. It's not all that long ago that smoking was cool and even encouraged by medical professionals.This...
WTF is peri menopause?
WTF is peri menopause, something new and unappealing on the Nandos menu? No my friends, it's only really recently that it's been discussed, it's the warm-up act before menopause takes the stage. Peri can come on up to 10 years before actual menopause; it's the...