The Latest Breaking News from Menopause

Actor Naomi Watts has described having menopause symptoms at 36 as an ‘incredibly isolating’ experience that made her feel like she was losing her mind. Katie Rosseinsky hears from women who, like Watts, have been through menopause prematurely about this often misdiagnosed and misunderstood condition

Anastrozole to be made available to women who have been through the menopause and have family history of breast cancer

Heat levels inside new base in the Royal Docks have been a particular issue for staff members experiencing the menopause

Aside from some whales, humans were believed to be the only animals to experience menopause

New research reveals that female chimpanzees go through a menopausal transition, shedding light on the evolution of menopause in primates.

For the first time, researchers have observed chimps living past menopause in the wild. They calculated these chimps' post-reproductive representation.

Scientists say it is first evidence of non-human primates living substantial post-reproductive life

The findings can help researchers better understand why menopause occurs in nature and how it evolved in the human species.

The way we think and talk about this stage of life is shifting fast – and not before time. With wellbeing now a priority, Rosamund Dean speaks to three women who have benefited from the new openness