The Truth Behind Some Scary Menopause Headlines

Headlines like “Menopause is Costing Women $17bill in lost income a Year” or “Nearly 1mill women leave the workforce due to Menopause” are quite scary and give women the idea that menopause will cause them to lose their jobs. While it is possible that some women make decisions to leave their job while they are in their menopause transition the issue is not as big a problem as the headline makes out.

In this episode of the Menopause Conversations podcast I have a look at some of these headlining statistics and delve into the ‘real’ truth behind the numbers. One thing that I learn many years ago when I was studying to be an Accountant is that you can often “mold” the numbers to tell the story that you want to tell. Add these headlines to the fact that women are being told that everything is “normal” leads women to feel like they are not being heard or that there is nothing that they can do to feel great again, and that life is a downward slide as they reach their menopause transition.

This episode is a little bit of a rant from me, but I think that it is important that we don’t take things at face value, especially the narrative that there is nothing good that happens with menopause and the only way to get through this time of life is to take HRT.

Apparently, HRT not only stops every symptom, it also makes sure that you don’t lose your share of the $7bill and you get to keep your job until official retirement age! Check the episode that I did on HRT HERE

What do you think about what I have had to say in this episode?  Come into the Menopause Conversations facebook group to continue the conversation