RSE Menopause for teenagers

This lesson is designed for the non-specialist, however if you have any questions prior to delivery please do not hesitate to contact me:
ceriseve@hotmail.co.uk
Feel free to add in or remove tasks. This lesson is designed for students to do a lot of the discovery for themselves with reading tasks and quick search and discussion tasks.
This may take more than one lesson so split it up or simply miss out some slides and tasks to suit your students
Encourage your students to be open in their discussion but respectful and kind. Depending on your class you may need to cover some ground rules on this kind of discussion before having them.
It is not designed for any particular curricula, rather provides the most up to date information on the topic as of February 2023

Topics and tasks:
Starter research task to get students finding the most unique facts they can on this topic. You will need to use “jamboard” or any other method of collating their ideas. Post-it notes on the white white board will achieve the same goal
Discussion on the difference between perimenopause and menopause
Symptoms of menopause leading to a discussion about impact of this on women in the workplace
Facts on “why is this important to discuss” with focus on the gender health gap
Treatment: HRT and ERT. What it is and what it is not. 9 min video “Why women are refused HRT”
Student reading task (1) on why its important for males to also be informed on this topic followed by a discussion prompting empathy and kindness
Student reading task (2) about the gender equality gap in research surrounding menopause
Final quiz (provided by Rochester University)

Sources slide should you want to read further on the topic