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Thousands of women over the age of 60 years of age may be suffering the devastating effects of menopause unnecessarily due to confusion and lack of understanding around starting HRT.

Endometriosis is a benign gynaecological condition affecting up to 10% of women of reproductive age causing pain and/or infertility. Tissue similar to the lining inside the uterus (“the endometrium”) implants and grows inside the abdomen and pelvis causing inflammation and scarring. In Ireland, it is estimated that 155,000 women are affected by the conditioni. Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease which causes significant morbidity interfering with many aspects of a woman’s life and can have a major impact on quality of life.

A study conducted by Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) in partnership with Offaly Sports Partnership has revealed a significant gap in coaches’ understanding of how the menstrual cycle impacts female athlete performance.

Menopause is technically defined as when a woman stops ovulation and can last up to seven years, peri-menopause usually starting between the ages of 45 – 50.

Menopause is technically defined as when a woman stops ovulation and can last up to seven years, peri-menopause usually starting between the ages of 45 – 50.

Since its debut performance in early 2022, How to Get the Menopause and Enjoy It has become a runaway success – with 100 shows nationwide, entertaining more than 10,000 comedy fans, making it one of the most successful independent shows of recent years.

Menopause is technically defined as when a woman stops ovulation and can last up to seven years, peri-menopause usually starting between the ages of 45 – 50.

With the science of sport heavily skewed toward male athletes, a significant gender data research gap exists, causing things like impact of the menstrual cycle on female athletes’ training and performance to not be well understood.

A leading Athlone GP working in the area of menopause care and treatment has called for more awareness and research around the health issue in women with intellectual difficulties.

Join Croí, the Heart and Stroke Charity, and leading experts for a public webinar, Living Well with Cardiovascular Disease: Women’s Heart Health and Menopause.