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Does the menopause drive some women to take their own lives?

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This week, Barney and Eve examine claims that the menopause is so horrendous, it is responsible for a number of suicides in mid-life women. Do the figures stack up? They hear from Instagram’s favourite gynaecologist Dr Jennifer Gunter, who says suicidal thoughts are far more complex than a simple hormone deficiency, while campaigner Rachel Lankester, founder of menopause information group MenoClarity, explains her fears that ‘scaremongering’ messages about the hormonal change could make symptoms worse.

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