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MenoWars

Why menopause’s moment has gone horribly wrong, and how you can navigate your way through it
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First, we were told we all needed to have HRT to remain interesting for our husbands. Then, we were told it was going to give us cancer and put us in an early grave. Next, we were told HRT was safe and we had to take... Read More
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MenoWars

Menopause is yet another area of women's health that has become politicised, commercialised and divisive: so how do you find a path through the conflicting, the controversial and the celebrity-riddled maze of information to find a health outcome that works?

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First, we were told we all needed to have HRT to remain interesting for our husbands. Then, we were told it was going to give us cancer and put us in an early grave. Next, we were told HRT was safe and we had to take it, or we'd all end up with crippling brain fog, quitting our jobs and descending into dementia as the economy collapsed around us.

On the other side of the fence are those who argue that menopause is natural, it doesn't need treating, and a cold-water swim could fix everything.

No wonder we're more confused than ever.

Why has this happened? What does the evidence say? Menowars explains why menopause is such a political hot potato, taking into account the history of gender bias in health and health research, the void and how it's filled, and what the evidence actually says. It answers questions like:

  • Will HRT prevent dementia?
  • What you can do to help your brain?
  • Will HRT prevent heart disease?
  • What you can do to help your heart?

...and much more.

Menowars explains the silent changes you can't see, and which need to be sorted, and why. Importantly, it not only shows why we're arguing, it outlines where the science is heading so we can live longer, better, healthier lives in perimenopause and throughout the decades we spend in post-menopause.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399830966

Publisher: John Murray Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Sheldon Press

Illustration: Up to 10 b/w illustrations

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 288

About the Author

Fiona Clark is a journalist who has covered health and politics for almost 40 years. She has decades of experience working in television, radio, print and online for both consumer and B2B media organisations including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and on medical publications such as The Lancet, Medical Observer and Australian Doctor. She wrote an opinion column on Russian politics for Deutsche Welle while living in Russia for a number of years and covered both the 1991 coup, and the rise of Putin's totalitarian regime from 2008-2018).

In 2016 Fiona set up a website called Harley Street Emporium which aimed to give evidence-based information to women on skincare and general health but within a few months of launching she quickly realised there was a real need for information on menopause, and turned her focus there. She spent years interviewing experts from across the globe and soon became a leading source of evidence-based information on menopause, the Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM) and sexual health. In 2023 the site rebranded as Hello Menopause, while at the same time founding the Menopause Research and Education Fund, a charity aiming to support menopause research and deliver education and information to all those who go through menopause as well as healthcare professionals.

Fiona has been dubbed 'the Newsnight of menopause' by her fellow experts and clinicians, a phrase first coined by Dr Sarah Molly Ball.

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