Davina McCall breaks menopause taboos through powerful real-life stories

An hour is not long enough for such an important subject but the open discussion in Sex, Myths and the Menopause is informative and insightful
Davina McCall: Sex, Myths and the Menopause

Davina McCall: Sex, Myths and the Menopause

When Davina McCall began taking HRT for debilitating peri-menopausal symptoms, she was so embarrassed that she lied to her friends about it. In fact, as the television presenter says in the Channel 4 documentary Sex, Myths and the Menopause, she was advised not to talk about the subject at all as it was “ageing and unsavoury”. 

Thankfully, McCall didn’t heed the misguided advice and instead has been to the forefront in fighting against the shame and stigma around the menopause. 

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