Menopause Resources

Websites

Key information (mostly cis-heteronormative focused) 

• Cycle of Change – a short film about understanding menopause.
• Glossary of Terms – from the AMS a description of words and terms used in menopause and women’s health.
• Menopausal Symptoms – from the AMS a great overview of what is menopause and possible symptoms you may experience.
• Menopause Support Symptom Checker – fill this in before visiting your doctor.
• What is MHT and is it safe? – from the AMS.
• Alternatives to MHT – if you can’t take MHT there are other pharmaceutical options.
• Complementary medicine options – these may assist your symptoms.
• Self-assessment tools for bone health, breast cancer, and cardiovascular disease – Information and tools to assist in understanding and assessing risk factors for bone health, breast cancer, and cardiovascular disease.
• Surgical Menopause Questions and Answers with Dr Hannah Short

General information sites (mostly cis-heteronormative focused)

• Australasian Menopause Society (AMS) – Great fact sheets and also find a Provider (also for New Zealand and Singapore)
• Jean Hailes for Women’s Health is an Australian national not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving women’s health across Australia through every life stage.
• Menopause Alliance Australia provides evidence-based information and support for individuals  who are perimenopausal and menopausal, and to extend that support to their families, friends and workplace colleagues. 
• Menopause Information Pack for Organizations (MIPO) is a research-based, free, open access suite of resources to help workplaces support menopausal transition.
• Menopause Support created by Diane Danzebrink founder of the #MakeMenopauseMatter campaign. A fantastic source of information and resources.
• Red Hot Mamas provides information and support to North American women to help optimize their health at menopause and beyond.
• Amanda Thebe, author of Menopocalypse (see below), has a page of great resources for North America and the UK

Inclusive information sites

• Queer/LGBTQIA+ Menopause is for individuals seeking information and support, and practitioners seeking to upgrade their knowledge.
• The Black Girl’s Guide to Surviving Menopause is for Black women, genderqueer, trans, and non-binary folks navigating menopause and aim is to reflect the nuanced realities of menopause beyond binaries.
• Heather Corina, author of What Fresh Hell is This? (see below), has a great online version of the book’s resources section here.

Menopause Books (updated regularly)

• Men … Let’s Talk Menopause (updated edition) – by Ruth Devlin. This book is a great read for you and your loved ones who will never go through menopause or even those who will in the distant future. Key things to note is that HRT is now commonly being called Menopause Hormone Therapy (MHT) or just Hormone Therapy (HT). Evidence is out about the effectiveness of some herbal remedies mentioned in Chapter 8. Watch ‘The Truth About Menopause with Myf Warhurst’ on ABC iView for a great overview on them.
• The Menopause Brain – by Lisa Mosconi PhD. A fabulous book by a leading neurologist and women’s brain health specialist who demystifies the hormonal changes during peri and post- menopause and it’s impact on women’s brains. Did you know that during this time our cognitive function doesn’t decline … it can just be slower for a time!!!  Lisa also a talks about therapies and lifestyles to support symptoms during menopause. A great first read on menopause.
• Menopocalypse – by Amanda Thebe. In her witty, hilarious and honest way, she demystifies the menopause transition from a non-medico perspective and shares her tips that are based on evidence. Amanda share her experience of not taking MHT too. Has great resources and information including exercise programs and nutrition guidelines.
• What Fresh Hell is This! – by Heather Corina. The fabulous Heather provides inclusive information and support for all, including those often neglected in discussions—people with disabilities, queer, trans, nonbinary and other gender-diverse people, BIPOC, working class and other folks.
• Making Menopause Matter – by Diane Danzebrink. Where to start with Diane … she is an incredible menovist (menopause activist) in the UK and crucial in ensuring that menopause is now on their political, healthcare, education and workplace agendas. The UK work has been a leading light in guiding Australia on the way forward. A wonderful book on supporting yourself and others.
• Menopause Manifesto – by Dr Jen Gunter. A fabulous manifesto where she seeks to empower your menopause transition by separating out myths/misunderstandings about menopause with evidence-based science, cultural differences between symptoms, and hormones/diets/supplements to support symptoms.
• Vagina Bible – by Dr Jen Gunter. Separates myth from medicine for the vulva and vagina. I think it’s a must-read for all genders.
• Managing Hot Flushes and Night Sweats: A Cognitive Behavioural Self-help Guide to the Menopause – by Myra Hunter and Melanie Smith. An evidence-based four-week self-help guide that uses cognitive behavioural therapy to manage hot flushes and night sweats. Oh, how I wish I knew about this book when I was having them! This book has been recommended multiple times by leading menopause doctors and research suggests that following this 4-week program does help reduce hot flushes and night sweats.
• Living Well Through the Menopause: An Evidence-based Cognitive Behavioural Guide – by Myra Hunter and Melanie Smith. A great companion to their book above. It provides evidence-based cognitive and behavioural strategies to cope effectively with all your menopausal symptoms.
• The Slow Moon Climbs: The Science, History, and Meaning of Menopause – by Susan Mattern. The title says it all. A detailed and fabulous read that may change your thoughts on why women stop having periods and how women experience menopause differently across cultures.

Menopause Documentaries & Podcast Series

• The Truth About Menopause with Myf Warhurst on ABC iView. Some of Australia’s leading menopause experts are featured with some up-to-date evidence based information.
• Ladies We Need To Talk Podcast – The Perimenopause Diet with Yumi Stynes on ABC Listen, Apple Podcast and Spotify. A fabulously honest, touching, informative and evidence four-part series, where Yumi Stynes speaks with women who are open and vulnerable about their perimenopause experiences. Along the way she also interviews world-leading experts in the field to find out WTF is going on and why and how to help yourself. Venus Flytrap had me laughing hard!!!