Menopause Myth-Busting for Men
An Essential Guide for IP Professionals
A lunchtime webinar from IPause and the working group for men in IP.
Wednesday 30 September 2026
12.00 – 1.00 pm, online
A lunchtime webinar for men and people who identify as men from IPause and IP Inclusive’s working group for men in IP. An open and non-judgemental forum to learn and also ask those questions that you thought were too basic or difficult to ask.
“Menopause isn’t that, erm, the time when women, erm, go through some changes and can’t have children anymore?”
“I didn’t see my mother going through menopause. She didn’t complain, so I’m not sure what all the fuss is about.”
“It’s like hot flushes and women over 50 getting stroppy, right?”
“I’m a man, how is menopause relevant to me?”
“I don’t really know what it is, and don’t want to look like I don’t know or don’t care by asking the wrong question of my female friends.”
Any of those thoughts sound familiar?
Don’t worry you aren’t the only one thinking them (or many, many more) and you aren’t the only one who doesn’t feel comfortable asking the female(s) in their life questions about menopause.
Menopause impacts everyone, even if that is only indirectly. We all know someone who will experience menopause, whether that is a partner, mother, sibling, friend or colleague. But many men don’t feel that they know anything about menopause and aren’t sure where to go to get the right information from.
That’s exactly why we are hosting this lunchtime webinar. We will be covering the basics of what the menopause is and debunking some of the common myths about it. We’ll also highlight how menopause has wide ranging impacts in the workplace, and as such is commercially relevant to the IP profession.
Our speaker, Dr Fiona O’Donoghue, is a GP who specialises in supporting and treating menopause patients, and so the webinar will be grounded in medical science with references to evidence-based studies.
Come armed with all of the questions you’ve ever wanted to ask about menopause, but not felt able to ask. No question is too basic.
Please note: Unlike other IP Inclusive events, this webinar has been designed for attendance only by men and people who identify as men. IPause runs other events relating to menopause throughout the year that are open to everyone, regardless of gender. An event with open attendance by the same speaker covering many of the same themes was previously hosted by IPause in February 2025 and a recording of that event can be accessed at https://ipinclusive.org.uk/events/ip-pause-general-health-webinar/.
Please get in touch by email ([email protected]) with any queries relating to the attendance policy for this event.
Meet the speaker
Fiona O’Donoghue is a GP and menopause specialist and has worked in one of the first designated menopause clinics in the UK in the late 1990s. She has many years of experience and has seen many changes and new developments in the menopause world. She is a BMS-accredited menopause specialist and is on both the Scottish Health Agenda Forum and the Scottish Menopause Specialist Forum.
Registration
This event is free. So are all our resources. That said, we do need money to keep the show on the road, so if you are able please consider choosing a voluntary donation ticket. For more information visit our fundraising page.