Menopause: more than half of women do not tell their partner about it

If women are not all equal in the face of menopause, one thing is certain: most of them keep it quiet and live it alone. According to a survey of over 2,000 women in the UK for the TENA brand, more than half of those who went through menopause said they went through menopause or pre-menopause “completely alone”. More than half of them also confessed to having it hidden from their partner.

But the taboo of menopause does not remain only in the couple, and women seem to want to voluntarily silence this period of physical and psychological upheaval. One in five women didn’t tell anyone at the very beginning, and 77% of them didn’t even tell their mother.

Often, the subject is even taboo for women in full menopause and some prefer to stay in denial. In particular, 10% of women surveyed admitted that they were so distressed by the symptoms that they pretended nothing was happening and ignored the signs. 76% also say they have not gone to consult a health professional at the time of the first symptoms.

39% of young women”It is no wonder that this word strikes fear in the hearts and minds of women all over the world. For too long postmenopausal women have suffered in silence, alone and afraid of the future“, admitted Lisa Snowdon, a British television presenter who supports the campaign, to the tabloid. The Sun.

Do not leave menopause aside

However, this study does not only raise negative points. Nearly half of women who have experienced menopause have recognized post-menopausal benefits such as the end of premenstrual syndrome or the cessation of the use of sanitary protection, which is sometimes toxic to women’s health. 83% of women are even relieved of the end of menstrual pain.

Four in ten women said they enjoyed having sex without having to worry about the mental burden of birth control.

Finally, 71% of women feel that the positive aspects of menopause are not mentioned enough. “For too long, menopause has been pushed aside or not talked about openly enough in society, and rarely in a positive light. We want to end the silence that surrounds it and reverse the clichéssaid Stefanie Seegs of the TENA brand. Menopause is a transition, which should be celebrated, because life is always so beautiful after.”

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