PRESS RELEASE

For immediate release: 1 November 2016

THE MENOPAUSE – KEEP YOUR COOL
Learn more about the menopause and related topics

If you, your friends or your work colleagues want to learn more about the menopause, it’s time to arrange a talk by a leading expert. Norma Goldman BPharm (Hons) MRPharmS MSc (health promotion), founder and director of The Menopause Exchange, pharmacist and qualified health promotion specialist, is available for talks, seminars and podcasts. Her in-depth knowledge has helped thousands of women enjoy a more comfortable menopause. You can organise talks and seminars in your workplace, organisation, company, health spa, health club, local women’s group or home. Talks are also presented for journalists, in GP practices and hospitals, for line managers and health and safety advisers and at exhibitions and conferences.

The talks are suitable for women at or approaching the menopause, women who have had a premature menopause (before 40) or a hysterectomy or anyone with a general interest in midlife health. Often, post-menopausal women attend the talks to obtain information on post-menopausal health. The talks are also ideal for healthcare professionals.

Every talk provides impartial, reliable, up-to-date and practical information on all aspects of the menopause, to help you make informed decisions about coping at this time of life. You can ask questions, take a factsheet home and hear about other women’s experiences. The topics covered include:

• General information on the menopause
• Menopausal symptoms
• HRT
• Complementary therapies and medicines
• Health promotion advice including nutrition and exercise
• Self-help lifestyle measures.

Examples of positive feedback:
“Thank you for providing this event. Norma was very articulate, obviously is very well versed in the subject, informative, clear and precise in her speaking. Maybe this should be an annual event.” (Attendee from a bank)

"This talk has opened a door for me where I feel that I know where to get information about the menopause including health promotion and dietary advice.” (Attendee from a health organisation)

“The excellent information for coping with the menopause was very balanced, looking at HRT, complementary therapies and tips." (Practice nurse)

"I am not yet at menopausal age but I thought that it was really useful to know what is to come. Lots of valuable information. (University employee)

"Very enjoyable, full of useful practical information and facts. The knowledge of the speaker showed through all aspects of the talk." (Trust hospital employee)

“Women were able to ask their personal questions and share their struggles.”(Chair of a women’s group)

Norma Goldman has been presenting talks on the menopause for over 17 years. Her book ‘The Menopause-ask the experts’ was published by Hammersmith Press.

The Menopause Exchange produces a quarterly newsletter containing articles written by top medical experts, such as gynaecologists, GPs, consultants, specialist menopause nurses, complementary practitioners, pharmacists, dietitians etc. We also include news, book reviews and our ‘Ask the experts’ page.

Check out our website at http://www.menopause-exchange.co.uk. Find us on Facebook and Twitter (@MenopauseExch).

To arrange a talk, seminar or podcast or for more information, e-mail norma@menopause-exchange.co.uk., call 020 8420 7245 or write to The Menopause Exchange at PO Box 205, Bushey, Herts WD23 1ZS.
End

NOTES FOR EDITORS
1. The Menopause Exchange was launched in June 1999.
2. Articles in previous issues of The Menopause Exchange newsletter include: Who can’t take HRT?; Coping with flushes/sweats without HRT; CBT and mindfulness at the menopause; The menopause at work; Bladder problems; Premature menopause; Menopause consultations; Vitamin D.
3. The founder and director of The Menopause Exchange is Norma Goldman, a pharmacist with a Master’s degree in health promotion. Her daughter, Victoria, the editor of the newsletter, is an experienced health journalist with a BSc. degree in Biomedical Science and a Master’s degree in Science Communication.
4. The aim of The Menopause Exchange is to raise the awareness of the menopause among women, healthcare professionals (e.g. nurses and pharmacists) and complementary practitioners.
5. All press enquiries to Norma Goldman on 020 8420 7245.