2023 Free POI Workshop
PAUSE Live’s POI workshop is designed to equip you with the best knowledge and support from industry experts and KOL’s. Hear real life journeys from ladies who will inspire you and connect with others who share your lived experiences.
Please note you will still require a PAUSE Live event admission ticket.
Join Dr Kate Maclaren, Daisy Network’s Amy Bennie, Dr Siobhan O’Sullivan, and Dr Masud Haq
Premature menopause, premature ovarian failure and/or premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) are terms that are generally used to define when the ovaries stop functioning as they should before age 40. There is support out there and PAUSE Live’s POI workshop is designed to help you learn about your options.
WORKSHOP 1
10:30 - 12:00
WORKSHOP 2
14:45 - 16:15
What is POI?
Premature menopause, premature ovarian failure and/or premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) are terms that are generally used to define when the ovaries stop functioning as they should before age 40. When this happens, your ovaries don't produce typical amounts of the hormone oestrogen or release eggs regularly, and often leads to infertility.
Age is the key factor, as early or premature menopause or POI is typically used to mean menopause that comes well before the average age of normal menopause — when you’re still in your teens, 20s, 30s, or early 40s.
Approximately one in every 100 women under the age of 40, one in 1,000 women under 30 and one in 10,000 under 20 experience POI. A spontaneous (natural) early menopause affects approximately 5% of the population before the age of 45.
POI can occur for several reasons. Unfortunately, there is still a lot that we don’t understand about POI and in the majority of women (90%), no underlying cause will be found. This type of POI is usually called spontaneous or idiopathic POI.
Not knowing why you have developed POI can make it harder to cope psychologically with the diagnosis, however it doesn’t affect the treatment you should be offered.
There is support for POI out there, and you should never feel like you are going through it alone.
You can find this support at PAUSE Live with our free POI workshop taking place. Led by the UK’s leading POI charity the Daisy Network and doctors Masud Haq, Siobhan O’Sullivan and Kate Maclaren – we want to equip you with the best support.
Purchase your PAUSE Live tickets today to access this free POI workshop.
Daisy Network is the only registered charity supporting women with Premature Ovarian Insufficiency, offering medical, and psychological support, along with an amazing community of women who all understand. Daisy network is run entirely by volunteers, all of whom have been impacted by POI in some way themselves.
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