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Menopause Explained: symptoms, stages and getting support
Six lessons built on WHO, NHS, healthdirect, NIH and US Office on Women’s Health guidance: what menopause is, the stages, symptoms described (not a checklist), talking to your doctor, options to discuss, and support. General education, not medical advice.
About this course
Menopause explained: symptoms, stages and getting support.
Starter · About 1 hour of learning · 6 lessons · 14 quick checks · 1 download
Who it's for
Adults who want to understand menopause and perimenopause, for themselves or someone close to them, in Australia, the UK, the US or elsewhere.
How it works
6 guided lessons in your browser, with worked examples, exercises and a quick check after each lesson. Progress is saved in this browser only, and you can restart at any time. You start with just your first name and email, and you can take one whole course that way. After that, a free account lets you continue past lesson 1.
Sources we rely on
32 published sources, mostly regulators and official bodies, listed below so you can check the original guidance yourself.
By the end you can
- Describe menopause and perimenopause using official definitions
- Describe the stages and typical ages, including early and premature menopause
- Describe the range of symptoms official sources list, without self-assessing
- Recognize when to see a doctor, including any bleeding after menopause, and prepare for an appointment
- Name the kinds of options to discuss with a doctor, and plan everyday wellbeing, work and support
Downloads
- Menopause appointment planner .docxNotes in your own words for your doctor (what you’ve noticed, bleeding changes, medicines and supplements), questions to ask about options, and a support plan with AU, UK and US lines. No scores or self-assessment.
Rules by country
Learning time
About 1 hour of learning. May count towards your CPD or professional development; check your professional body's rules. Estimated from reading time, exercises, quick checks and downloads.
Sources
Check the originals.
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General information only, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or another qualified health professional about your situation. In an emergency call 000 (AU), 999 (UK), 911 (US/Canada) or 111 (NZ).
- Menopause: fact sheet · World Health Organization
- Menopause and perimenopause · NHS (UK)
- Symptoms of menopause and perimenopause · NHS (UK)
- Treatment for menopause and perimenopause · NHS (UK)
- Things you can do to help menopause and perimenopause symptoms · NHS (UK)
- Early or premature menopause · NHS (UK)
- Postmenopausal bleeding · NHS (UK)
- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) · NHS (UK)
- Symptoms of menopause and perimenopause · NHS (UK)
- Treatment for menopause and perimenopause · NHS (UK)
- Things you can do to help menopause and perimenopause symptoms · NHS (UK)
- When to take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) · NHS (UK)
- Menopause · healthdirect (Australian Government-funded)
- Perimenopause · healthdirect (Australian Government-funded)
- Early menopause · healthdirect (Australian Government-funded)
- What is menopause? · National Institute on Aging (NIH, US)
- Hot flashes: what can I do? · National Institute on Aging (NIH, US)
- Menopause basics · Office on Women’s Health (US Department of Health and Human Services)
- Menopause symptoms and relief · Office on Women’s Health (US Department of Health and Human Services)
- Menopause at work · Acas (UK)
- Triple Zero (000) · Australian Government, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
- When to call 999 · NHS (UK)
- National 911 Program · 911.gov (US Government)
- Australian health services and 24-hour health advice line · healthdirect (Australian Government-funded)
- NHS 111 online · NHS (UK)
- Lifeline Australia: 13 11 14 · Lifeline Australia
- Contact a Samaritan: 116 123 · Samaritans (UK and Ireland)
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline · 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (US)
- Talk to a counsellor: 1300 22 4636 · Beyond Blue (Australia)
- Medicare Mental Health: 1800 595 212 · Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
- Where to get urgent help for mental health · NHS (UK)
- Shout: text SHOUT to 85258 · Shout (Mental Health Innovations, UK)
Publisher
Who publishes this course.
Published by trainyourself.org, a trading name of Combine TRS Pty Ltd (ABN 42 112 983 678), Brisbane, Australia.
How it's made: researched from published official public-health and government guidance, then run through automated quality checks against our course depth standard and automated source checks that match each rule to its official source, listed above. Read how these courses are made.
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