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Síle Seoige to host free menopause discussion
The event will take place later today and feature two experts who will discuss the topic and supports
Seoige will host a panel featuring CEO of the Menopuase Hub Loreta Dignam and Dr Picture: Bryan James Brophy.
Thu, 27 May, 2021 - 08:54
Martha Brennan
Broadcaster Síle Seoige will host a virtual event focusing on menopause later today.
The free event, organised by Laya healthcare as part of their Wellbeing Live Series, will feature two expert panellists: the CEO of The Menopause Hub in Dublin Loreta Dignma and Dr Roisin O’Loughlin, a Dublin based GP who has written multiple articles and papers on women s health.
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In the UK, Dr Diane Danzebrink, psychotherapist and founder of a menopause support campaign has started a similar campaign #MakeMenopauseMatter to petition the UK parliament to demand mandatory menopause training for all GPs and medical students as well as menopause policies in the workplace.
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Dr Deirdre Lundy from the Bray Womenâs Health Centre is one of only four doctors in Ireland who is accredited by the British Menopause Society. She also trains doctors in reproductive and sexual healthcare, which includes the menopause, with the Irish College of General Practitioners.
Founder of the Menopause Hub Loretta Dignam says although society tends to associate the menopause with older women, perceptions around age are changing, while understandings of the menopause, largely, are not.
In her 40s, Loretta was perimenopausal, and like the majority of women, she didn t have a clue what was happening. “I had never heard of it before, she tells Her. I knew what symptoms I was experiencing but I never connected the dots. I was ignorant, and a lot of women still are.”
Sometimes known as the transitional stage, perimenopause affects different women at different ages, preparing the body for the end of its reproductive years. It s one of the many facets of the menopause that most Irish women know little to nothing about.
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