'Menopause café' to break taboo and discuss symptoms in Limerick

AN EVENT will aim to break the taboo surrounding menopause and discuss the range of options available to manage symptoms in Limerick this week.

As part of The National Menopause Café series, an event with Dr Mary Ryan and Lorraine Keane will take place at the Bon Secours Hospital Limerick at Barrington’s on Friday, May 26 at 10.30 am.

Dr Mary Ryan, Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist, has always dedicated her time to educating Irish women and men about menopause and the options that are available to manage it. As each menopause experience is unique, so are the treatment options.

According to her, menopause education should be accessible to all and balanced in its advice, covering nutrition, lifestyle, exercise, supplements, pain management and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) options.

To host the Menopause Cafés, she will be joined by Lorraine Keane and nutritionist Sarah Brereton. The first public figure in Ireland to break the menopause taboo, Lorraine Keane was the first public figure to share her experience perimenopause story in 2016, and has continued her crusade to break the taboo with Dr Ryan on a series of nationwide ‘Let’s Talk Hormone Health’ talks.