--- category_name: Wellbeing life_stage: Menopause stage_hub_url: https://blog.bloume.com/menopause/life-stage.txt clinical_boundary: This content relates to menopause. It is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider for personal guidance. --- ## Medical Oversight Board: Bloume Medical Board Board URL: https://blog.bloume.com/menopause/medical-board.md ## Articles - [Why Osteoporosis Needs Considering In Menopause](https://blog.bloume.com/menopause/wellbeing/osteoporosis-menopause-risk-2/article.md): Your bone density becomes a genuine concern after menopause, and understanding why can help you take practical steps. Oestrogen keeps your bones strong, and when it falls at menopause, bone loss speeds up. This article looks at when bone density becomes a clinical concern, what the testing pathway involves, which risk factors matter, and what the evidence shows about everyday approaches that support your bones. - [Skin and Hair Changes in Menopause](https://blog.bloume.com/menopause/wellbeing/skin-and-hair-changes-in-menopause/article.md): During menopause, falling oestrogen changes your skin and hair in ways you can feel and see: dryness, slower recovery, a shift in texture, and hair that feels finer or sheds more than before. These changes have a clear basis in how oestrogen supports your collagen and hair growth cycles. This article walks through what is happening, and covers practical nutrition and skincare steps that may help support your skin and hair through it. - [What Does Vulvodynia and Vaginal Pain Mean in Menopause?](https://blog.bloume.com/menopause/wellbeing/vulvodynia-vaginal-pain-menopause-2/article.md): Vulvodynia is ongoing pain in the vulva that can feel like burning, stinging, or soreness, often with nothing visible to explain it. It is easy to miss and hard to put into words or raise with a clinician. During menopause, falling oestrogen can thin and dry the vulval tissues, which can trigger or worsen this kind of pain. There are treatments that can help, including pelvic floor physiotherapy, topical preparations, and hormonal options on prescription. If vulval pain has been with you for a while, a GP assessment is the right starting point. - [Menopause, Identity, and the Transition Into What Comes Next](https://blog.bloume.com/menopause/wellbeing/who-you-are-on-the-other-side-of-menopause/article.md): Menopause brings hormonal shifts that can change how you feel about yourself, from your confidence and mood to your sense of who you are. The transition can feel unsettling, and it can also open space to take stock and rediscover what matters to you. This article looks at the psychological changes that come with menopause, why your sense of self may feel different, and what the other side of the transition can look like in practical terms. - [Feeling Connected: Sex and Intimacy Through Menopause](https://blog.bloume.com/menopause/wellbeing/sex-intimacy-menopause-emotional-side/article.md): Changes to sex and intimacy during menopause go well beyond the physical. The anxiety, low mood, and tiredness that can come with this stage all affect how connected you feel to yourself and to a partner. This article looks at the emotional and psychological side of desire and confidence in menopause, how intimacy can be understood in broader terms, and how talking openly with a partner can help you both move through this change together. - [Menopause, Relationships, and Intimacy: Staying Connected With Your Partner](https://blog.bloume.com/menopause/wellbeing/menopause-relationships-intimacy-partner/article.md): Menopause brings sustained hormonal changes that can affect your mood, your emotional closeness, and intimacy within your relationship. The irritability, low mood, and pulling away that sometimes come with this stage can be misread by a partner as distance, when the cause is physical. Understanding what is happening, talking openly, and rethinking intimacy together can help you both stay connected through this transition and beyond. - [Can Mindfulness Help With Stress After Menopause?](https://blog.bloume.com/menopause/wellbeing/mindfulness-stress-reduction-post-menopause/article.md): Post-menopause begins 12 months after your last period. The unpredictability of the earlier years may have settled, but managing stress still matters for how you feel long term. Breathwork, gentle movement, and mindfulness practices like body scan meditation can all help settle a wound-up nervous system. This article walks through practical, evidence-informed ways to ease stress in the post-menopause years, along with a sense of when it is worth speaking to a healthcare professional. - [Why Heart Health Becomes a More Important Conversation in Menopause](https://blog.bloume.com/menopause/wellbeing/heart-health-menopause-understanding-your-risk-2/article.md): After menopause, your heart health becomes more of an active consideration. Oestrogen helps look after your blood vessels and keep your cholesterol in balance, and when it settles at a lower level, some of that protection eases off. This article explains what changes and why, covers the lifestyle factors that make a practical difference, and outlines what to talk through with your GP, including where hormone replacement therapy fits in. - [How Menopause Changes Diabetes and Blood Sugar Management](https://blog.bloume.com/menopause/wellbeing/how-blood-sugar-management-shifts-in-menopause-2/article.md): Managing diabetes through perimenopause can mean unpredictable readings, symptoms that blur into a low, and a constant sense of recalibrating. Once oestrogen settles at a steady low after menopause, the picture shifts again. This article explains what that hormonal change means for your insulin sensitivity, what practical management looks like in post-menopause, and when to raise questions about medication, weight changes, and hormone replacement therapy with your diabetes care team. - [How Thyroid Disorder Continues to Matter in Menopause](https://blog.bloume.com/menopause/wellbeing/thyroid-disorder-menopause-2/article.md): If you are managing a thyroid condition and have reached post-menopause, the overlap between the two does not simply end when your oestrogen settles. Fatigue, weight changes, low mood, and broken sleep can belong to either, which makes it hard to know what is driving what. This article looks at why monitoring your thyroid still matters, how to tell the symptoms apart where you can, and why regular GP review stays a central part of managing both. ## Related Categories - [Cycle](https://blog.bloume.com/menopause/cycle/category.txt) - [Energy](https://blog.bloume.com/menopause/energy/category.txt) - [Mood](https://blog.bloume.com/menopause/mood/category.txt) - [Movement](https://blog.bloume.com/menopause/movement/category.txt) - [Nutrition](https://blog.bloume.com/menopause/nutrition/category.txt) - [Sleep](https://blog.bloume.com/menopause/sleep/category.txt) - [Symptoms](https://blog.bloume.com/menopause/symptoms/category.txt)