Time to change the way we talk about the menopause

Menopause is an inevitable rite of passage for all women but bizarrely it can still be a taboo topic that few of us seem prepared to discuss. Arlene Harris finds out more.

Menopause, like menstruation, is an inevitable part of adult female life — we all go through it at one stage or other, some women as early as their 30s, others not until they are in their 50s.