The former Countdown host started struggling with menopause in 2015
Carol Vorderman has been open about struggling with menopause
"Even when I was hosting Loose Women, which was ten years ago, it was only acceptable to say, 'Ooh, I'm having a bit of a moment,' and make light of yourself when you're going through this," she added. "It's not always horrific for people, but you can have horrific days.Menopause is when someone stops having periods and is no longer able to get pregnant naturally, according to the NHS.
Symptoms normally last three to four years and begin in perimenopause – the time before your periods have stopped, but you're already experiencing symptoms. Perimenopause can be difficult to spot, with the condition often misdiagnosed. "Now, thank God, women are going, 'No, stuff that, this is what's happening, I need help in the workplace, I need to be able to hear from people who are doing this.' Because it was patriarchy - you know, 'women, they just go crazy and they say crazy things' - we're driving a horse and cart through that old-fashioned society attitude to women going through the menopause."last year, she explained: "I started probably in my early 50s.
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