{"id":304,"date":"2025-11-05T08:02:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T08:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paychequidity.com\/womenshealth\/?p=304"},"modified":"2025-11-05T08:02:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T08:02:03","slug":"menopause-do-we-need-to-rethink-womens-health-the-global-story-podcast-bbc-world-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paychequidity.com\/womenshealth\/?p=304","title":{"rendered":"Menopause: Do we need to rethink women&#8217;s health? &#8211; The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nc4a2N9xZIQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Millions of women around the world will start the menopause this year, but research shows that many are unprepared for it. For a long time, the menopause has been a taboo subject, a fact which both of our guests on The Global Story podcast are seeking to change.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to subscribe to our channel \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/bbc.in\/3VyyriM<\/p>\n<p>Caitr\u00edona Perry is joined by BBC Newsnight presenter and groundbreaking menopause documentary maker Kirsty Wark, and Professor Joyce Harper of the Institute for Women&#8217;s Health at University College London, author of the book \u2018Your Fertile Years\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n02:02 Speaking up on menopause<br \/>\n03:28 Busting myths and confusion<br \/>\n04:18 What is the perimenopause?<br \/>\n04:59 Expected age range for perimenopause<br \/>\n05:42 Comparisons and differences with puberty<br \/>\n06:19 Teaching about menopause in schools<br \/>\n06:56 Everyone should talk about menopause<br \/>\n09:01 Cultural differences around attitudes to menopause<br \/>\n10:44 Should governments be involved?<br \/>\n11:44 Best ways to treat symptoms<br \/>\n12:51 What stops people talking about menopause?<br \/>\n13:55 &#8220;We need to lift every woman to have the best years of their life&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Watch more episodes of The Global Story here \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4dvK8UQS79GwGLDl94Z3gkt<\/p>\n<p>You can listen to more episodes of The Global Story here. 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