Gabby Logan has admitted that men send her fan mail praising them for their discussion of menopause in her podcast.
The TV presenter’s audience includes middle-aged men who were not aware that their menopausal partners were struggling with the biological change until they listened to The Mid Point.
‘Men have raised the point about [menopause] being such an interesting time in their relationships and their careers,’ Miss Logan, 48, told Health And Wellbeing magazine.
‘It’s made people have conversations with their partners they wouldn’t have normally had and say stuff to me such as, “It’s opened my eyes; I really didn’t know she was going through all that”.’
Gabby Logan (pictured as a TV presenter) discusses the shocking fan mail regarding her podcast The Mid Point
After a test that revealed her hormone levels were dramatically lower, the sports broadcaster was diagnosed with perimenopause last year.
The perimenopause refers to the time during which a woman’s body starts transitioning to menopause and her ovaries gradually stop working.
Miss Logan added: ‘[The podcast]This is an amazing project, and I plan to keep it going for as many years as possible.
I get such lovely feedback from people.’
This mother-of-2 discusses everything mid-life. She also addresses issues such as relationships, changes in the body with ageing, and menopause.
Yesterday, an adviser to the Government said that almost one million women will retire before their due date because of symptoms related to menopause. The announcement comes amid mounting fears about a crisis in pensions.
Andy Briggs, the Government’s business champion for older workers, told The Mail on Sunday: ‘Nearly four million women in the UK are aged between 45 and 55 and are in employment.
Gabby Logan with her medal, after she was made an Officer of the British Empire in November
“Women aged 50 and over are the fastest-growing section of the workforce. One in five women leave the workforce due to symptoms related to menopause.
‘To leave the workplace in your fifties – when we know that you’re far less likely than someone younger to return to work – has a huge impact on your retirement income.’
Mr Briggs, who runs the UK’s largest retirement company, Phoenix, recommends more clinical support for women with menopausal symptoms and more appropriate sick leave policies.
Nearly one million women retire early due to symptoms of the menopause – causing a potential pensions timebomb, government advisor warns
Az Munrallee is the Daily Mail’s editor
A government advisor warns that almost one million women are forced to leave early because of their menopause symptoms. The warning came amid mounting fears about a crisis in the pension system.
The average age of affected women is between 45 and 55 years old when their earnings and contributions to their work pensions are high.
Andy Briggs, the Government’s Business Champion for Older Workers, claimed a pension crisis is imminent.
Mr Briggs told the Mail on Sunday: ‘Nearly four million women in the UK are aged between 45 and 55 and are in employment. The fastest growing segment of the workforce is the over-50-year-old women.
‘Yet one in five women end up leaving the workplace as a result of some of the symptoms of menopause.’
Andy Briggs, the Government’s business champion for older workers, has recommended more clinical support for women with menopausal symptoms
He continued: ‘To leave the workplace in your 50s – when we know that you’re far less likely than someone younger to return to work – has a huge impact on your retirement income.’
He also suggested that ‘one of the reasons women generally have low pensions in the first place’ is that they may have taken a career break to care for their children.
Mr Briggs, who runs the UK’s largest retirement company, Phoenix, recommends more clinical support for women with menopausal symptoms and more appropriate sick leave policies.
He added: ‘Six out of ten women tell us that the menopause has a significant impact on them from a work perspective. And yet it’s just never talked about.’