Here are a few links to information about menopause for black women and women of colour. We do not have control over the nature, content, and availability of these sites. The inclusion of any websites/ links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them. We will be updating the list and if you have any recommendations then please email info@blackwomeninmenopause.co.uk
Perimenopause and/or menopause help-seeking among women from ethnic minorities:
a qualitative study of primary care practitioners’ experiences -https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10170522/pdf/bjgpjul-2023-73-732-e511.pdf
‘Everything you need to embrace the change’: The ‘menopausal turn’ in contemporary UK culture - Science Direct
Ethnic minority women in England far less likely to get menopause treatment, data shows - iNews
NEW BMS Tool for Clinicians – Menopause in ethnic minority women - British Menopause Society
Black and Menopausal Intimate Stories of Navigating the Change - JK Publishing
How does race affect menopause care? - Patient Info
The report, ‘Health of the Nation Report in Relation to Hormone Replacement Therapy’, analysed data for 1.85 million female patients aged between 45 and 55. The data shows that there are approximately five times fewer black women, and four times fewer Asian women on HRT compared to white women - 'Health of the Nation Report in Relation to Hormone Replacement Therapy’
Black and menopausal: 3 people share their experiences of this time of transition- Women's Health Mag
Should menopause management differ between ethnic groups? - The Pharmaceutical Journal open access
Dr Zoe Williams: women of colour have an earlier and longer menopause - and we all need to wise up - Get The Gloss
Discrimination May Hasten Menopause in Black and Hispanic Women - Scientificamercian
A Review of African American Women’s Experiences In Menopause: Importance and Objective, published November 2022 - The Journal of the North American Society
Menopause Is Different for Women of Color - The Endocrine Web
Disparities in Reproductive Aging and Midlife Health between Black and White women: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) - Women's Midlife Health Journal open access
Everything you need to embrace the change’: The ‘menopausal turn’ in contemporary UK Culture - Science Direct
Advancing the Inclusion of Black Women in Studies of Menopause -https://academic.oup.com/biomedgerontology/article/79/2/glad284/7592002
We need to remove the taboo of the menopause within our communities - The Voice
Black and menopausal: 3 people share their experiences of this time of transition - https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/health/female-health/a44386412/black-and-menopausal/
The Colourless Menopause - The Voice
Menopause in the Workplace Minutes - Menopause
By the Numbers: How Menopause Affects Different Demographics - Oprah daily
Black women and menopause; survey of menopause transition among black women in the United Kingdom - BMS 30th Annual Scientific Conference journals sagepub
Black menopausal women almost 5 times less likely to be on HRT than white women - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/menopause-hormone-replacement-therapy-hrt-b2535389.html
‘I did not fit the bill’: Menopause inequality affects half of ethnic minority women - The Metro
BLACK WOMEN IN MENOPAUSE: A different side of the story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-tRmpwnFPo
MENOPAUSE TALK: Menopause Stories from Black Women and the Doctors Who Listen to Them -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXOIyRbsw1Q
Black women suffer disproportionately from menopause symptoms. Awareness could help change that -
https://sahanjournal.com/health/black-women-suffer-disproportionately-from-menopause-symptoms/