Myra Hunter

@ldndoc @Cleverestcookie @Dr_Ellie @JaneSymons1 This is exactly the point that the Lancet articles are making. We are certainly not saying don’t have HRT but empowering women with information to make informed choices.

Something I've been worrying about and broadcasting on for at least 5 years or so, but dissenters like myself are silenced: Celebrity campaigns have contributed to an “overmedicalisation” of the menopause and a view that older women are “diseased”. The experts warned that the menopause “has become sensationalised”. (In my view for monetary gain). A series of papers published on Tuesday in The Lancet concluded that there was no compelling evidence to support the widely held view that menopause increases the risk of mental health conditions. The international team of authors, which included Professor Myra Hunter from King’s College London, said that #menopause was not a disease and a medicalised view of the menopause could lead to over-treatment with HRT (It's a Lancet study but I doubt it'll get publicity) thetimes.co.uk/article/795018…

@VeraLynch17 @SaraMoger @minimars73 @drlouisenewson @MenoScandal Thank you Vera - No one is suggesting that cbt should be offered to women who want to have hrt - it is offerring those women who prefer not to use hrt and those for whom hrt is contraindicated a choice to use an evidence based non-hormonal option.

@minimars73 @drlouisenewson @MenoScandal There's a specific CBT protocol developed for women who can't or don't want to use HRT, it's designed to help women understand and manage hot flushes. I hate how this is being reported, because it's NOT a 'cheer up luv' thing at all. It's an option alongside HRT, not replacement

@ProfJoyceHarper @NICEComms No one is suggesting that cbt should be offered to women who want to have hrt - it is offerring those women who prefer not to use hrt and those for whom hrt is contraindicated a choice to use an evidence based non-hormonal option. No one is claiming that it is a cure-all either.

Interesting. What do you think? @NICEComms #menopause bbc.co.uk/news/health-67…

@drlouisenewson No one is suggesting that cbt should be offered to women who want to have hrt - it is offerring those women who prefer not to use hrt and those for whom hrt is contraindicated a choice to use an evidence based non-hormonal option. No one is claiming that it is a cure-all either.

Offer counselling over HRT for menopause, GPs told - why should women be offered a treatment that does not improve all symptoms nor reduce risks of diseases? CBT may have a role but not to have instead of HRT which is an evidence based treatment thetimes.co.uk/article/offer-…

Over the last decade, King’s has been a pioneer in #Menopause research, bringing innovative #treatment options to women, influencing #policy and medical guidelines, and helping to normalise the conversation. Learn more: buff.ly/43Jal8M #KingsSpotlight @MyraHunter12

@edanaming So sorry to hear this sad news. I had the good fortune to be in a self lead woman’s group for 8 years with Edana, Jill Walker, Jane Harris and Sue Gessler during the 80s and 90s ❤️… a wonderful person! Sending love to Heather and the family. Myra xx

Edana’s partner, Heather, and all the family are so sorry to have to tell you that Edana died on Wednesday night in her beloved Liguria. She was a woman of style, love, passion, joy, curiosity and furious politics, and she will be forever loved and missed. Minghella.com/remembering-ed…

@JoeChilcot @RonaMossMorris Amazing achievement!!

@RonaMossMorris Thanks Rona !

Joe - that’s amazing. Huge credit to you & Maddie for all the work you have done. Big shoes to fill

@peppy_health @ThisisDavina Agree - this does not mean that suicide is caused by hormonal change - there is a midlife increase in anxiety/depression during midlife for both men and women, which gradually improves during mid to late 50s..

"The highest rate of suicide among women in the UK is between the ages of 45 and 49, that coincides with when the majority of women are perimenopausal" #DavinaMenopause #sexmindmenopause @ThisisDavina

@stellduffy @behindthewoman1 @JollyAlice @JDawsonwriter @KatyaTaylor @JoanneLimburg Absolutely - and we have shown in a number of RCTs that cognitive behaviour therapy can help reduce the impact of menopausal symptoms and improve other aspects of QOL, based on a bio psychosocial approach … see bms.org website for Fact Sheets…

@MagnifMidlife @MansfieldHerbal I agree!

@MansfieldHerbal That’s the other statistic I’ll be writing about. I have finally found the source for the 900,000 figure and it’s seriously dodgy.

I quit my job a couple of months ago. Was it due to #Menopause ? Damn right it was- menopause has facilitated the liberation of refusing to take so much bs 💪🏼💃🏼Hope I haven't been included in statistics about women in their 50s leaving work due to disabling menopause symptoms??

@behindthewoman1 No evidence to support any of this! So pleased the Behind the Woman is responding to this unhelpful narrative.

A 'man',director of a 'strategy & communications consultancy' talking about how women should see #Menopause as a 'hormone deficiency' "because people are used to the idea of deficiencies" is not "giving women agency & confidence to feel in control of their bodies" #fridaymorning

@PCOSVitality @Liz_ORiordan Well said!

Thank you @Liz_ORiordan 👏👏👏 #menopause #hrt

@behindthewoman1 Thank you!

Still as relevant today! " Health education about #Menopause is still needed to actively challenge the combination of the biological/medical model and a degree of ageism and sexism in Western cultures and to promote a bio-psycho-social-cultural approach to this stage of life".

During World Menopause Day (Oct 18, 2021), we congratulate Dr. Myra S Hunter [MyraHunter12] of King's College London -- Recognized as an Expertscape World Expert in Menopause. expertscape.com/ex/menopause

@alicesmellie @thekarenarthur @Vidyamala @TanithCarey1 @zoegraceartist @mariellaf1 Enjoying reading the book too! Congrats to you both x

Grateful thanks for your words and your wisdom in #crackingthemenopause @thekarenarthur @MyraHunter12 @Vidyamala @TanithCarey1 @zoegraceartist. Menopause is many-faceted, and it affects us ALL differently.... @mariellaf1

@Menopause_Cafe @listenthinkdraw @Therapists_C This is brilliant!!

At #FlushFest2021, we heard from Dr Melanie Smith about using CBT to help us better manage hot flushes and/or night sweats. Luckily, for those not at the festival, the talk was graphically recorded by @listenthinkdraw. #Menopause #CBT @Therapists_C #TherapistsConnect