Menopause - how should we approach it
A Seminar about THE MENOPAUSE
Menopause is the time that marks the end of your menstrual cycles. It's diagnosed after you've gone 12 months without a menstrual period. Menopause process can happen in your 40s or 50s, but the average age is 51.
When it all kicks in women go through a lot of hormonal changes that affect us in all different ways, and not always pleasant. Dr Sashini Perera has specialised in this area. CHALKBOX has asked her if she could run a short seminar for us to help all women with questions who are going through menopause.
When? Thursday, May 2nd at 19:00-20:00
Where? Anywhere you like as it will be a virtual seminar
Cost? £8,- per person
Who is it for? it is for anyone who would like to find out more about a stage of life every woman will go through at some point
What will they learn?
"The Next Best Chapter: Navigating Peri/Menopause-Challenges for the Modern Woman"
Menopause is a day in your life but the years leading up to this come with many challenges and is described by some to be "the biggest injustice that happens to women". All women have to go through it at some point and in some form or the other. Menopause. Join us for an insightful online talk hosted by Chalkbox, where we'll dive deep into this significant stage of life. Our expert speaker, Dr Sashini Perera, a seasoned GP with a special interest in women's health, will kick off the session by sharing her personal peri-menopausal experience.
Topics Covered at the Talk:
introduction
Proceed with the menopause talk :
What is menopause?
Why does it matter?
What are the symptoms?
Other conditions that could be made worse by changes in sex hormones (e.g. thyroid malfunction, ADHD)
Menopause at home
Menopause at work
What can help (lifestyle, OTC products, CBT, nonhormonal treatments, HRT- I will briefly discuss the importance of building muscle, tailoring your exercise schedule to your monthly cycle and nutrition)
Advice to women experiencing symptoms of perimenopause or are post-menopausal
Questions
Dr Sashini Perera
Sashini is experienced GP with a career long interest in women’s health. Having graduated from UCL medical school in 2000, Sashini completed her GP training in Kent. She continued to work there as a GP whilst growing her family. Sashini pursued her interest Women and Children’s Health by working towards post graduate diplomas from the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health in addition to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. A work opportunity for her solicitor husband took the family to Dubai where she continued her medical practice as a Family Medicine Specialist. During this time she developed an interest in Lifestyle Medicine and feels that the importance of this preventative aspect of Medicine was highlighted by observing the epidemiology of health during the pandemic. Sashini’s interest in Menopausal Health stemmed from a webinar by a local practitioner who suggested that the menopause should be actively managed. This, together with herself and friends reaching an age where they can truly empathise with the varied physical and mental symptoms which perimenopause can bring, led her to focus on the holistic approach to managing this stage in women’s health. After completing her Diploma in Occupational Medicine, she is particularly keen to educate and advise workplaces in how best they can accommodate women undergoing challenges due to the peri/menopause.