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About one in ten perimenopausal or menopausal women masturbate to relieve their symptoms, according to a study that has generated media interest around the world.

For more than 20 years, hormone therapy for menopause has carried a warning label from the Food and Drug Administration describing the medication’s risk of serious harms – namely, cancer, cardiovascular disease and possibly dementia.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said 'women have been suffering in silence for far too long' and hopes the change means no one has to 'navigate menopause alone'

Scottish Widows found that women are often not planning financially for career breaks or considering the impact on their retirement.

For most women, menopause occurs naturally around the age of 49. In the lead up to menopause, the quality and quantity of eggs declines over time. Then the ovaries stop releasing eggs completely.

Women experiencing hot flashes, night sweats and other menopausal symptoms don’t need to suffer

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'They’re breathable and in tune with the body'

Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. It places a huge burden on families, health systems and societies. Increasingly, strokes are not just occurring in older adults. They are affecting younger people in the most productive years of their lives, interrupting work, family life and long-term wellbeing.

The FDA has removed black box warnings from menopause hormone therapy drugs, marking a major milestone for women's health after decades of fear over outdated risks.

‘We are returning to evidence-based medicine,’ HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said