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27/11/2025

Angeliq is now available again on prescription in the UK!

It was discontinued for several years but it is now back and it's another option for postmenopausal people.

Angeliq is a combined hormone replacement
therapy (HRT) and it contains estradiol and
drospirenone (1mg estradiol hemihydrate and 2mg drospirenone).

Drospirenone is a non-androgen progestogen
which can be a good option for people who
struggle to find suitable progestogen, in
particular when progestogens cause mood side effects or skin problems.

According to the manufacturer (Bayer), Angeliq is approved as:

💜Hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal people more than 1 year post menopause.
💜Prevention of osteoporosis in postmenopausal people at high risk of future fractures who are intolerant of, or are contraindicated for, other medicinal products approved for the prevention of osteoporosis.

Since it contains estradiol and is taken orally, there is a small increased risk of blood clots, stroke or DVT associated with it (which are not elevated risks whilst using transdermal oestrogen products). If you are not at high risk for these conditions, this product may be suitable for you.

Menopausal Hormone Therapy needs to be
prescribed individual to each person, taking clinical needs, past medical history, symptoms, side effects and potential risks into account.

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27/11/2025

🎄🌟BIG BUMPER BOOK OF M-BRACE 🌟🎄

If you, or someone you know, is feeling confused and a bit befuddled by menopause, then our book is the very thing to fix that for you!

With tons of evidence-based information all in one place, including chapters on
💚 Hormonal and non-hormonal treatments
💚 Sexual health and pleasure
💚 Nutrition and recipe ideas
💚 Holistic care
💚 Menopause myths getting their arses kicked...

...there's something for everyone, no matter what stage of menopause you're in!

🌟Find out how to get yours in our M-brace The Change: Menopause Information group, and
give yourself or someone you care about a little pre-Christmas treat 🙂🌟🎄💚

17/11/2025

Gah 😑

Whilst there's been progress in some contexts in UK menopause care over the last few years (like the HRT Prepayment Certificate and the inclusion of menopause in the 40+ health check), it'll come as no surprise to many of us that exploitative practices are rife. Not least when it comes to 'pink tax', let alone 'meno tax'!

Big organisations like Holland & Barrett, Boots, GenM, and Superdrug seem to see us as a cash cow to be milked at every opportunity.

Testosterone isn't currently licensed for menopausal people in most countries (exception being Australia where it is), although there's some evidence that it helps some people who're experiencing menopause symptoms. So Superdrug are selling it off-label online, whilst charging an arm and a leg for blood tests and the product itself.

They give some pretty flimsy excuses for the astronomical difference in price between selling exactly the same product to men as they do to women - which you can gasp at in the article 👇

Testosterone IS available through the NHS (it isn't included in the HRT PPC as it's off-label use), although it can be tricky in some areas for various reasons. Our Testosterone Handbook gives lots more detail and evidence-based information on how to get it and that's available in our Superstars and Champions group. In our Menopause Information group, you'll find BMS information in Files...

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11/11/2025

📣 NEWS!

A statement from The Menopause Society (USA) on the removal of the 'black box warning', which has been highlighted in recent times:

"We agree with the FDA’s decision to remove the boxed warning on low-dose vaginal estrogen therapies used to treat genitourinary symptoms associated with menopause. The boxed warning may have been a deterrent to the use of the low-dose vaginal estrogen, which is a safe and effective therapy for a condition that affects most menopausal women.

Systemic estrogen still comes with potential risks in certain individuals that should be reviewed in detail with women initiating therapy. As stated in The Menopause Society’s hormone therapy position statement, the risks are low for younger, healthy women initiating hormone therapy closer to the menopause transition. Risks are greater when initiated in older women and in those who are further from menopause onset. Medical comorbidities, personal and family histories, symptoms, and personal preferences all need to be reviewed with patients considering the use of hormone therapy for management of menopause symptoms or prevention of bone loss."

Please note, the black box warning has been removed from all HRT/MHT products, not just localised topical oestrogen for treatment of Genitourinary Syndrome of the Menopause. The usual processes seem to have been ignored at least in part in making and implementing this decision which *could* have far-reaching implications.

Take a look at Dr Jen Gunter's post for clarification (👇). You don't have to watch/listen if you have neither time nor inclination, but please do read her notes on this: it's important stuff, particularly for our USA M-bracers.

In the UK, the MHRA are the agency responsible for medicine licensing. A campaign has been underway for years, asking them to revise the information provided with HRT/MHT prescribed products as it is out of date. This campaign continues. We hope that proper consideration is given to ensure patient safety, whilst updating patient information leaflets to reflect modern types of Body-identical HRT (they currently do not), and cautions appropriate to the type of product being prescribed (e.g. updated blood clot risk for transdermal products, more accurate risk reflection for localised topical oestrogen...).

There will undoubtedly be a spate of menopause influencers capitalising on this news for clicks (again) - beware of falling into the trap of accepting their sensationalised opinions as scientific facts.

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23/10/2025

📣 NEWS!

It's about time too! It's been announced by the UK government that questions about the menopause will be included in NHS health checks for the first time. We hope this positive step will be backed up by the provision of mandatory up-to-date menopause training for the relevant primary care health professionals. Otherwise this could turn out to be a box-ticking exercise providing little value...

The Health Secretary Wes Streeting said women have been "suffering in silence for too long" and the update will give those experiencing symptoms such as hot flushes, mood swings and trouble sleeping "visibility and support".

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22/10/2025

Yep. Predatory marketing and misinformation is rife... and please remember: not all menopause support groups are created equal.

Most are not properly moderated, do not care whether the information they post/allow is evidence-based, and misinformation and disinformation are allowed free rein.

When it comes to products and cynical marketing exercises such as GenM's so-called M tick, menopausal people desperate for remedies are being targeted to exploit their vulnerabilities. Instead, people need proper signposting to the correct courses of action and treatment. But then companies like GenM, the supplement industry, corporations, and retailers like Boots, Tesco, Sainsbury's et al who have joined their scheme would not be making money out of us.

Please be careful and be sure that you get your information from evidence-based sources (such as those you'll find in our Files in our private groups, from sources such as British Menopause Society and Women's Health Concern). If you are contemplating using supplements or herbal products, consult with a properly qualified healthcare professional with access to your medical history first.

We know it's difficult to get medical appointments. We know it's tempting to find a 'quick fix' in a bottle. We know there's still a woeful lack of training in up-to-date knowledge in too many medical communities. But please don't get taken in by these charlatans and folk trying to flog stuff to you that may do more harm than good.

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18/10/2025

Hello you 🙂

Today is , although every day is Menopause Day here at M-brace Towers! This year's theme is Lifestyle Medicine, and you may be asking "what the jiggins is that‽"

Making lifestyle changes can help to alleviate menopause symptoms, and as we always say they're valuable tools in our menopause toolkit. Taking extra care to eat as well as you can, increasing particular types of exercise (lifting weight is great!), making time for yourself to rest and take space for your mental wellbeing, all of these are lifestyle 'medicine' to not only help you through the menopause transition, but help to improve your future health into older age.

There are a few basic things that are easy to adjust to take control of your menopause...

Try to lessen/avoid/cut out:
• Alcohol
• Smoking
• Caffeine
• Sugar
• Fizzy/sugary drinks

Try to increase/do more/add:
• Drink water
• Eat fresh vegetables and fruit
• Gentle exercise and lifting weight
• Self-care
• Appropriate professional help and support when you need it. There are no prizes for struggling on or suffering…

Menopause Hormone Replacement Therapy is the first-line prescription treatment for menopause, and it's suitable for use by most people most of the time. Adding these other things to your toolkit as well will give you supercharged benefits! If you can't or don't want to use HRT, then these lifestyle adjustments are all the more crucial to your good health and wellbeing.

Have a happy and healthy World Menopause Day everyone 😊 ❤️

17/10/2025

Hello you 🙂

We've been banging on about this for years, and challenging the companies selling this utter bobbins: yes, it's the world of absolute bo****ks that has sprung up around menopause. From Meno-formulas to knicker magnets, from heat-up wands to MaGiC mUsHrOoM tEa, alongside welcome awareness comes a huge industry cashing in and exploiting the 'menopause market'.

We've lost count of the number of companies who have blocked us on socials for challenging and pointing out the lack of testing, regulation, and evidence of safety and efficacy. The Advertising Standards Authority have ruled against many of them for their outlandish claims and dodgy adverts, but without any real teeth, the ASA can only dish out so much to rectify the situation.

It's worse than a rip-off: it's potentially dangerous and costs people more than just money. It's nice to see some higher profile folk exposing this. But we'd love to see fewer disappointing 'celebrity endorsements' of this crap, and more advocacy and action for proper treatment being available to everyone.

Anyhoop, have a read... 👇 and remember: no woo or bobbins! 🙂❤️

16/10/2025

Ah, the irony of online posters telling people to research HRT, when their own 'research' seems to be woefully out of date.

Yes, yonks ago, much of the oestrogen used for HRT purposes was derived from the urine of pregnant mares. One in particular with the clue in the brand name: Premarin = PREgnant MARe urINe. See? Conjugated equine oestrogen.

These days, those products are almost obsolete, and whilst they are still prescribed in some regions globally, it's increasingly rare. Modern Body-identical HRT is derived from plant sources, such as yam, soy, or pine.

These modern products come with lower risks than the old-fashioned ones, and are the brands that many of you who use HRT will recognise in your bathroom cabinet, such as Oestrogel, Sandrena, Lenzetto, Evorel, Estradot etc.

So please, when you see posts and comments such as this one 👇 bear this in mind. There are a ton of people who love to tell everyone to do their own research, accompanied by varying numbers of exclamation marks. What these folk have done is *not* research despite what they say - they're sadly spreading damaging misinformation and misguided opinions.

Join our private group to get up to date evidence-based information about menopause and treatments, and to get your hands on a copy of our book.

Be careful out there 🙂❤️

15/10/2025

Hello everyone 👋 If you have been on the moon, or perhaps ThE AlGoRiThMs have been hiding all our posts again as they invariably do, then you might not know that The Big Bumper Book Of M-brace is now available!

Your PDF download is hovering in the ether, ready for you to beckon close with a small amount of your Earth money 🙂 Details of how to get yours can be found in our group...

Packed with useful information, it's over 100 pages of excellent evidence-based stuff to help you (or someone you know) wend your way along the path to a healthy and hopefully happy postmenopause.

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15/10/2025

Starting HRT can be both an exciting and daunting prospect all at the same time. There are some common concerns for most people starting HRT, and let’s face it, it can be a bit difficult to take everything in when you’re getting that first prescription (cheers brain fog!) 🙂

Here's a brief summary of some of the common queries and stuff that you might have missed:

❤️How long does it take to work?

It generally takes around three months for HRT to settle down. You may well feel better sooner than that, and you might also then start to feel a bit worse again… don’t panic!

❤️How will I feel?

You might feel a bit up and down whilst it settles - this is entirely normal, but if there's anything that you're concerned about then you should contact your doctor/prescriber. You might find contacting your pharmacist is helpful too.

❤️When should I take it?

You should have been given clear instructions by your doctor/prescriber. If in doubt, contact them or your pharmacist... some of the combinations can be a bit confusing so please don’t be self-conscious about asking again 😊

❤️What happens after three months?

You should get a review and if necessary, have your dosage tweaked. Many people find that they need to increase their dose at this point, and that's all part of the process to find what works for you. Remember, HRT is not a one-size-fits-all solution!

❤️Will it fix everything?

Maybe. Maybe not. HRT is not a magic potion - but it does improve most symptoms for most people most of the time. You might be fortunate and find that it does indeed remove all symptoms! But if it doesn't, you should contact your doctor/prescriber to see if there's anything else that can be done (like a testosterone prescription, for instance).

You might still need to do other things alongside your HRT to manage your symptoms, and that's down to each individual with their own unique menopause to decide. Changes to your diet, exercise, and making sure you take time out for yourself can all be helpful...

If you’d like to get more evidence-based information, pop over to our private group where you'll find heaps of useful and supportive stuff.

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10/10/2025

💚 World Mental Health Day 💚

Content warning: refers to taking own life

A recent study was conducted on menopause and mental health, and many of us are unsurprised by these results and conclusions.

Frustratingly we still seem to be in the same position as we were years ago when it comes to taking this seriously in the medical profession at large. Despite campaigns and greater awareness, this is STILL a growing problem, with low take-up of the first-line treatment for peri/menopause, namely Hormone Replacement Therapy, HRT.

We're being let down by ignorance, and seemingly by a failure of primary healthcare awareness and up to date training. We're being let down by the spreading of misinformation and disinformation about treatments, and by a burgeoning industry intent on exploiting these failures to make a profit.

Something better change...

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