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      Tell us: what’s your experience of dealing with perimenopause at work?

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Friday, 23 February - 13:02

    We’re keen to hear from women in the UK about how they were supported during perimenopause by their employer and how they experienced their workplace

    Employers could be sued for disability discrimination if they fail to make “reasonable adjustments” for women going through menopause under new guidance issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), amid concern over the number of women leaving their jobs due to symptoms.

    If the symptoms have a long term and substantial impact on a woman’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities they may be considered a disability, the EHRC say.

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      Wild female chimps live long post-menopause life, study suggests

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Thursday, 26 October, 2023 - 18:00

    Scientists say it is first evidence of non-human primates living substantial post-reproductive life

    Female chimpanzees in the wild undergo the menopause and live for a lengthy period afterwards, researchers have found, suggesting the phenomenon is more widespread than previously thought.

    Quite why some female mammals have a long period of life once reproduction is off the table has long puzzled experts: not only was it previously thought to be confined to humans and five species of whale, but its purpose has also been highly debated.

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      First testosterone patch for menopausal women to begin clinical trials this year

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Sunday, 2 April, 2023 - 23:01


    UK study will look at patch’s effect on boosting libido associated with hormone level drop, which could transform lives globally

    The UK is to launch the world’s first clinical trials of a new testosterone patch aimed at boosting libido in women with symptoms of the menopause, in a move researchers believe could transform lives globally.

    Testosterone is an essential hormone for women and its production drops heavily after menopause.

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