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October is

World Menopause Awareness Month

Welcome to your hub for menopause everything.

Shoup is on a mission to connect those navigating the menopause journey to local providers, resources, events, community, activities and real support. We hold the vision of a world where everyone moves through the menopause journey fully resourced, fully supported, and fully alive.

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1B+

Women in menopause worldwide

WHO / FPA-Bayer Global Menopause Report, 2024

8%

Receive a formal diagnosis

Evernorth Health Services, Feb 2025

<7%

Of doctors trained to treat it

Kling et al., Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2019;94(2):242–253

3x more

Women prescribed antidepressants

Cross-sectional survey, AAEEU 2026;5(1)

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Menopause affects 75 million women in the U.S. today, with about 6,000 more reaching menopause every day, yet it remains one of the most under-researched and overlooked areas of health care. Encourage your representatives to co-sponsor bills supporting menopause care.

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From the community

World Menopause Awareness Day: October 18th is World Menopause Awareness Day, illustrated with a rose and a uterus
World Menopause Awareness Day 2026: this year's theme is chronic pain at midlife
About half of midlife women live with chronic pain, and almost 3 in 4 have joint or muscle pain during perimenopause
Quote from Rossella Nappi, President of the International Menopause Society, on women’s pain being dismissed as emotional
What chronic pain at midlife can look like: joint pain, muscle pain, migraines, pelvic pain
You don’t have to just live with it: good care is personal, ask your provider for a plan
Take the pledge to talk openly about chronic pain at midlife
Shoup founder Anna Young with Women's Health Advocates on Capitol Hill on September 22, 2026 for the inaugural Perimenopause & Menopause Capitol Hill Day.
Shoup goes to Washington D.C. on September 22nd for Perimenopause & Menopause Capitol Hill Day, hosted by WHA, Perry, and NMF.
Take action now: Invite your elected officials to attend the Menopause Congressional Briefing on September 22nd.
Take Action Now!
SEX — now that we have your attention. Shoup advocacy graphic about censorship of women's health content.
95% of women's health orgs and creators say they've been censored on social media. Source: CensHERship.
Over 50% of women's health creators now self-censor, changing their own words to avoid being taken down. Source: CensHERship.
Words like period, vagina, and menopause are flagged as adult content. Source: CensHERship.
Menopause is NOT a moderation trigger. It IS health equity. Shoup advocacy graphic. Source: CensHERship.
Source: CensHERship, 'Censorship Revealed'

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