About us

Black Health and Beyond has a specialist interest in menopause. The home of Black Women in Menopause.

We need to recognise that Black people face considerable amounts of discrimination in every area of our lives and that bleeds into and informs our experiences of healthcare.

There is a significant amount of work that needs to be done to ensure menopause is inclusive and representative and that care and education supports and reflects all those directly and indirectly affected by menopause.

Black Women in Menopause explores menopause in an inclusive way. Menopause doesn’t just happen to heterosexual, cisgender white women.

Menopause is world wide not only what we are shown in the media. Based on how is it portrayed in the media - is it any wonder the perception of menopause happens to only a certain group - representation matters.

There is a distinct imbalance in the knowledge available when it comes to gender and ethnicity in relation to health. There is a significant gap in the research in general on menopause, but couple the words Black and Menopause together and the research is non-existent.

We also need to ensure that other health risks should be acknowledged as there is sometimes a misconception that osteoporosis is not a concern or cardio vascular disease.  Black women are at a significant risk of developing these and others.  Couple these with the onset of menopause and the risks increase.