World Menopause Day
World Menopause Day is held each year on 18 October and is an internationally recognised event that was established in 2009 by the International Menopause Society in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The month of October is Menopause Awareness Month, and World Menopause Day is held annually on 18 October. It aims to break taboo and improve women’s health and wellbeing by raising awareness about the symptoms of menopause and the support options available.
Each year there is a theme to shine a light on different topics surrounding the menopause.
The theme for World Menopause Day 2025 is Lifestyle Medicine, which you can find out more information about from the International Menopause Society by clicking here.
The Role of Lifestyle Medicine in Menopausal Health
Menopause marks a significant physiological transition with far-reaching implications for women’s long-term health and wellbeing. While not a disease, the menopausal transition can be accompanied by symptoms and health risks that warrant personalised, holistic approaches to care.
The 2025 IMS White Paper highlights a growing body of evidence supporting lifestyle medicine as a foundational, non-pharmacological strategy to improve menopausal symptoms, reduce chronic disease risk, and enhance quality of life.
The White Paper concludes that women can be empowered to navigate menopause with resilience, autonomy, and vitality by embracing the six pillars of lifestyle medicine:
- healthy eating
- physical activity
- mental wellbeing
- avoidance of risky substances
- restorative sleep
- healthy relationships
Click here to visit the IMS website to find out more about each of these topics and how they can support health and wellbeing during and after menopause.
Are you going through the menopause?
You are not alone (approx. 30% of women in society will be going through the same) and help is here for you.
There are over 40 symptoms of menopause. You may only be experiencing 1 or 2 and by taking a supplement, doing more exercise, drinking more water, watching what you eat and accessing support you may be able to keep them under control. If symptoms are troubling you quite a bit or all of the time, you may need to speak to your Doctor/Nurse.
Women who start to experience menopause symptoms but are still having monthly/intermittent periods this phase is known as peri-menopause, when a woman has not had a period for over 12months then for the first day after the 12months they are now in the menopause, day 2 after the 12months the woman is in the post-menopausal phase.
A woman will normally experience symptoms aged between 45 – 65, but we are all different, and therefore symptoms could start earlier or last longer.
We have a range of resources to help you understand the menopause, looking after yourself, reaching out to your GP and accessing local support, including:
- A menopause questionnaire – to help you understand and check if you’re experiencing menopause symptoms
- A symptom diary – which can be taken to your GP/Nurse to discuss support with managing your symptoms
- A guide on female hormonal changes
- Personal stories
- Local groups
- And a range of self-help information including; apps, books, podcasts, shows and programmes, useful websites and social media, articles and workplace resources.
Click here to visit our Menopause page to access these resources.
