article_snippet: The average age that women go through the menopause in the UK is 51.
article_snippet: The symptoms, which range from hot flushes to sleepless nights, headaches and depression, can last for as long as 14 years.
article_snippet: Even for an average woman, it takes seven and a half years for the body to adjust.
article_snippet: Hormone replacement therapy can help but Hormone replacement therapy is usually only prescribed for five years.
article_snippet: You can’t sleep at night because of night sweats or you flush in a meeting.