The Truth about the Menopause

Presenter Mariella Frostrup goes on a personal journey to find out what the menopause means for women today and how science can help. She discovers the research helping women cope - from lifestyle changes that promise to delay the onset and relieve symptoms to a brand new drug that reduces debilitating hot flushes by 70%. Mariella also witnesses ovarian cryopreservation - a procedure that has the potential to reverse the menopause. And she gets to the truth behind one of the most controversial medical issues of our time - hormone replacement therapy.