There are few certainties in life, but for women who reach their mid to late forties*, menopause is GUARANTEED to affect us in one way or another, and yet a large proportion of women don't know about it, don't talk about it and have very little idea of how it is going to affect their life. Recent statistics reveal (29%) of women never sought information about menopause before they experienced it. One-fifth (20%) of women surveyed had experienced symptoms for a year or more before being assessed by a healthcare provider and 34% had never been formally assessed or diagnosed as menopausal and most (73%) women reported that they were not currently treating their menopause. So we are revisiting this topic, with experience, insight, wisdom, stories and a good does of humour - because this topic NEEDS more conversation.Deirdre Farrugia - f ...