Talks and shows

The science of menopause and its impact

The first of our two lectures on the science of the menopause.

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The menopause is rarely spoken about, yet it affects half the world’s population. It can have a huge impact on someone’s daily life, affecting both the body and the mind.

Join menopause expert, author, and documentary maker Kate Muir and GP, Menopause Specialist Louise Newson and consultant gynaecologist Isaac Manyonda as they explore how the menopause affects our bodies and share the latest scientific research.

In this talk, discover what the menopause actually is and how we can all help each other out by learning and talking about the menopause a lot more.

Copies of Kate’s latest book, ‘Everything You Need to Know About the Menopause (but were too afraid to ask)’ will be available to purchase after the talk.

Copies of Louise's latest book, 'The Definitive Guide to the Perimenopause and Menopause' will be available to purchase after the talk.

Event type

This is a theatre and livestream event for an adult audience, where the speakers and audience in our Theatre are joined by our audience online. 

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For any queries regarding this event please get in touch by phone 020 7409 2992 or email events@ri.ac.uk.

About Kate Muir

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Kate Muir is a menopause expert, author, and documentary maker.

Kate’s book, 'Everything You Need to Know About the Menopause (but were too afraid to ask)' came out in 2022, and she is currently producing a third documentary on the menopause following 'Davina McCall: Sex, Myths and the Menopause' and 'Davina McCall: Sex, Mind and the Menopause' for Channel 4 current affairs. Her new book will be 'Sex, Mind and Your Magnificent Midlife' (with psychotherapist Holli Rubin). Kate was chief film critic of The Times for seven years, and is the author of three novels. She is an expert public speaker on the menopause, and an activist for The Menopause Charity.

About Louise Newson

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Dr Newson is a GP and menopause specialist and holds an Advanced Menopause Specialist certificate with Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare and the British Menopause Society. She is passionate about improving education about the perimenopause and menopause and improving awareness of safe prescribing of HRT to healthcare professionals.

About Isaac Manyonda

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Isaac is a Consultatnt in Obstetrics and Gynaceology, and lead clinician for the Myoma Service and Recurrent Miscarriage. He was instrumental in establishing the first and still one of the few cutting-edge dedicated centres for research and treatment of fibroid disease, and was lead author in a recent major national trial on myomectomy versus uterine artery embolization published in the New England Journal of Medicine. He has published further in the same journal, and has more than 250 publications in peer review journals including Nature, the BMJ, the Lancet, NEJM, BJOG, Circulation and Hypertension. He has published 4 books and numerous chapters, letters and reviews.

Timing

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