Gabby: Men also need to know about menopause
GABBY LOGAN has called for men to find out more about the menopause so they have more empathy with women.
The BBC sports broadcaster said more people were now talking about the effects of menopause and perimenopause.
But she added: ‘Men work alongside women, men are married to women and I think men also need to know what’s going on because we need to have that empathy and understanding of what’s happening to our partners, our friends.’
The 47-year-old told the Women’s Health Going For Goal podcast: ‘I just did not understand fully what was happening or going to happen to me.
‘I on the inside didn’t feel any different to the 32-year-old me. Yes, I’ve got more lines and of course I’m not looking exactly the same as I was when I was 32... but I also felt like I’d got more experience, there’s more I want to do and I’m better at my job, so all those things that are plus points for being a bit older.
‘Being able to keep those conversations going on live television and all those things requires mental dexterity and cognitive ability.’
Logan said, for the last six months, she has had hormone replacement therapy to help her deal with perimenopausal symptoms. She said: ‘I felt like, “I’m not feeling the best version of me that I can
feel right now and I don’t want to allow myself to slow for no reason”.’
She added that women can ‘suddenly disappear from boards or from being the CEO’, adding: ‘So, for me, it’s really important that women keep pushing through and get those top jobs... and it’s not because of what happens in their menopause that they disappear.’
The Going For Goal podcast is out now.
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