{"id":226,"date":"2024-12-05T05:58:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T05:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/?page_id=226"},"modified":"2026-02-16T15:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T13:03:22","slug":"frontpage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/","title":{"rendered":"Menopausing: Exploring\u00a0diversity,\u00a0awareness\u00a0 and\u00a0activism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">This project introduces a new perspective on menopausing, which stands as one of the most divisive, stereotyped, and silenced gendered experiences worldwide. Existing approaches tend to view the menopausing process as a medical and psychological issue. However, in a world where there are one billion menopausing people, activism and calls for social research are gaining traction. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/our-team\/\">multidisciplinary team<\/a> will investigate the power of small communities and networks to raise awareness of the diversity of the menopausing experience. The research will focus on ethnic and racialised minorities, migrants, queers, and activists based in the UK, encompassing widespread activism and less-studied networks and spaces in Finland and the Baltic countries. We are also conducting a pilot research in Ghana. Despite being a universal phenomenon, menopause is fundamentally entangled with histories, places, temporalities and politics. This project employs innovative ethnographic and feminist data science methods to demonstrate how the impacts of networked activism spread across time, scales, and spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objectives of the project<\/h3>\n\n\n\t<div id=\"accordion-block_b66d40494e655c8879f7f6c4289fbbdd\" class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-9162\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-9162\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApproach and societal goal\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-9162\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-9162\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through transnational to national and local scales of knowledge production, the project will scrutinize how awareness may lead to changes in practices and policies for diverse people in concrete spaces and relationships. By zooming in on diverse visions of what is good menopausing and ageing, the ultimate aim of the project is to understand how and which collective practices can tackle the interlocking stronghold of patriarchy and ageism, one of the most consequential oppressions in current social structures.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-5799\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-5799\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOverarching aim\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-5799\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-5799\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>To develop novel concepts that approach menopausing through epistemological pluralism, outside and besides medicalised management and offer a perspective on diversity, awareness and activism as processes leading towards social transformation, countering patriarchy, racism and ageism.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-2784\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-2784\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRelated objectives\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-2784\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-2784\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>To examine menopause awareness across analytic and geographic scales in transnational contexts: diverse gendered bodies, transnational homes and workplaces, public spaces online and offline<\/li>\n<li>To scrutinise forms of menopausing activism from political demands to subtle form of peer-influence to decipher how transnational settings advance social change in diverse spaces<\/li>\n<li>To advance innovative methodologies transnationally, combining ethnographies, examination of institutionalisation processes and flows of ideas and praxis through big data analysis to discuss processes of gender and ageing that extend beyond the borders of a particular state<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-4799\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-4799\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMethodologies \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-4799\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-4799\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li>Patchwork ethnography,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Digital and institutional ethnographies,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00a0Life course interviews,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00a0Observations,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Text-mining,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Small group digital media methods, using feminist data science principles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The project is funded by<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/535\/2025\/01\/RCF_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/535\/2025\/01\/RCF_logo.jpg 394w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/535\/2025\/01\/RCF_logo-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"links-block\">\n\n    \n    <ul class=\"link-list\">\n        \n            \n            <li class=\"link-list-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/research.fi\/en\/results\/funding\/81332\" class=\"link-reset link hover-scale-down\">\n                    <svg\n        width=\"43\" height=\"25\"\n        viewBox=\"0 0 43 25\"\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n    <path\n        d=\"M30.027 0 43 12.5 30.027 25 27 22.083 34.351 15H0v-5h34.351L27 2.917z\"\n        fill=\"currentColor\"\n        fill-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg>                    <div>More about the funding <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n                <div class=\"link-info\">\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n\n                <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"links-block\">\n\n    \n    <ul class=\"link-list\">\n            <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"person-card\">\n        <h2>Our team<\/h2>\n    \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/menopausing-network\/people\/aija-lulle\/\" class=\"person-card-link hover-scale-down\">\n                            <div class=\"person-card-item\">\n                    <div class=\"person-card-column-left\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"person-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/535\/2024\/12\/Lulle_webpage_2024.jpg\" alt=\"Associate Professor Aija Lulle watching right into camera, smiling.\" \/>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"person-card-column-right\">\n                                                <p class=\"person-card-name\">Aija Lulle<\/p>\n                        \n                                                <p class=\"person-card-position\">Project leader<\/p>\n                        \n                                                <p class=\"person-card-organisation\">University of Eastern Finland &#8211; It\u00e4-Suomen Yliopisto<\/p>\n                        \n                        \n                                                    <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg\n        width=\"43\" height=\"25\"\n        viewBox=\"0 0 43 25\"\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n    <path\n        d=\"M30.027 0 43 12.5 30.027 25 27 22.083 34.351 15H0v-5h34.351L27 2.917z\"\n        fill=\"currentColor\"\n        fill-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <\/a>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/menopausing-network\/people\/agnese-bartolucci\/\" class=\"person-card-link hover-scale-down\">\n                            <div class=\"person-card-item\">\n                    <div class=\"person-card-column-left\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"person-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/535\/2025\/01\/Agnese_for_webpage.png\" alt=\"Agnese Bartolucci watching right into camera, smiling. \" \/>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"person-card-column-right\">\n                                                <p class=\"person-card-name\">Agnese Bartolucci<\/p>\n                        \n                                                <p class=\"person-card-position\">Project researcher, data designer<\/p>\n                        \n                                                <p class=\"person-card-organisation\">University of Eastern Finland &#8211; It\u00e4-Suomen Yliopisto<\/p>\n                        \n                        \n                                                    <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg\n        width=\"43\" height=\"25\"\n        viewBox=\"0 0 43 25\"\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n    <path\n        d=\"M30.027 0 43 12.5 30.027 25 27 22.083 34.351 15H0v-5h34.351L27 2.917z\"\n        fill=\"currentColor\"\n        fill-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <\/a>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/menopausing-network\/people\/zaina-gadema\/\" class=\"person-card-link hover-scale-down\">\n                            <div class=\"person-card-item\">\n                    <div class=\"person-card-column-left\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"person-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/535\/2025\/09\/GetAttachmentThumbnail.png\" alt=\"Zaina Gadema watching right into camera, smiling. She is having big glasses with black frame. \" \/>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"person-card-column-right\">\n                                                <p class=\"person-card-name\">Zaina Gadema <\/p>\n                        \n                                                <p class=\"person-card-position\">Assistant professor and project researcher<\/p>\n                        \n                                                <p class=\"person-card-organisation\">Northumbria University and University of Eastern Finland<\/p>\n                        \n                        \n                                                    <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg\n        width=\"43\" height=\"25\"\n        viewBox=\"0 0 43 25\"\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n    <path\n        d=\"M30.027 0 43 12.5 30.027 25 27 22.083 34.351 15H0v-5h34.351L27 2.917z\"\n        fill=\"currentColor\"\n        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                      \n                                                <p class=\"person-card-position\">Postdoctoral researcher<\/p>\n                        \n                                                <p class=\"person-card-organisation\">University of Eastern Finland &#8211; It\u00e4-Suomen Yliopisto<\/p>\n                        \n                        \n                                                    <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg\n        width=\"43\" height=\"25\"\n        viewBox=\"0 0 43 25\"\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n    <path\n        d=\"M30.027 0 43 12.5 30.027 25 27 22.083 34.351 15H0v-5h34.351L27 2.917z\"\n        fill=\"currentColor\"\n        fill-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <\/a>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/menopausing-network\/people\/pauliina-lukinmaa\/\" class=\"person-card-link hover-scale-down\">\n                            <div class=\"person-card-item\">\n                    <div class=\"person-card-column-left\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"person-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/535\/2025\/10\/Connect-Pauliina-Lukinmaa-5.jpg\" alt=\"Pauliina Lukinmaa smiling to the camera\" \/>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"person-card-column-right\">\n                                                <p class=\"person-card-name\">Pauliina Lukinmaa<\/p>\n                        \n                                                <p class=\"person-card-position\">Postdoctoral researcher<\/p>\n                        \n                                                <p class=\"person-card-organisation\">University of Eastern Finland &#8211; It\u00e4-Suomen Yliopisto<\/p>\n                        \n                        \n                                                    <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg\n        width=\"43\" height=\"25\"\n        viewBox=\"0 0 43 25\"\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n    <path\n        d=\"M30.027 0 43 12.5 30.027 25 27 22.083 34.351 15H0v-5h34.351L27 2.917z\"\n        fill=\"currentColor\"\n        fill-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <\/a>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/our-team\/\" class=\"person-card-link hover-scale-down\">\n                            <div class=\"person-card-item\">\n                    <div class=\"person-card-column-left\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"person-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/535\/2025\/01\/Nyarko_website_profile_photo.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Nyarko looking into camera and smiling. \" \/>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"person-card-column-right\">\n                                                <p class=\"person-card-name\">Sarah Nyarko<\/p>\n                        \n                                                <p class=\"person-card-position\">Project researcher<\/p>\n                        \n                                                <p class=\"person-card-organisation\">University of Ghana<\/p>\n                        \n                        \n                                                    <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg\n        width=\"43\" height=\"25\"\n        viewBox=\"0 0 43 25\"\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n    <path\n        d=\"M30.027 0 43 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    <p class=\"person-card-name\">Meeri Ott<\/p>\n                        \n                                                <p class=\"person-card-position\">Doctoral researcher<\/p>\n                        \n                                                <p class=\"person-card-organisation\">University of Eastern Finland &#8211; It\u00e4-Suomen Yliopisto<\/p>\n                        \n                        \n                                                    <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg\n        width=\"43\" height=\"25\"\n        viewBox=\"0 0 43 25\"\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n    <path\n        d=\"M30.027 0 43 12.5 30.027 25 27 22.083 34.351 15H0v-5h34.351L27 2.917z\"\n        fill=\"currentColor\"\n        fill-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <\/a>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/our-team\/\" class=\"person-card-link hover-scale-down\">\n                            <div class=\"person-card-item\">\n                    <div class=\"person-card-column-left\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"person-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/535\/2025\/02\/website_setrana_prof_pic-e1740564175407.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Mary Boatemaa Setrana smiling to camera. \" \/>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"person-card-column-right\">\n                                                <p class=\"person-card-name\">Mary Boatemaa Setrana<\/p>\n                        \n                                                <p class=\"person-card-position\">Project researcher<\/p>\n                        \n                                                <p class=\"person-card-organisation\">University of Ghana<\/p>\n                        \n                        \n                                                    <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg\n        width=\"43\" height=\"25\"\n        viewBox=\"0 0 43 25\"\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n    <path\n        d=\"M30.027 0 43 12.5 30.027 25 27 22.083 34.351 15H0v-5h34.351L27 2.917z\"\n        fill=\"currentColor\"\n        fill-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"links-block\">\n\n    \n    <ul class=\"link-list\">\n        \n            \n            <li class=\"link-list-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/our-team\/\" class=\"link-reset link hover-scale-down\">\n                    <svg\n        width=\"43\" height=\"25\"\n        viewBox=\"0 0 43 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href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/engagements\/\" class=\"link-reset link hover-scale-down\">\n                    <svg\n        width=\"43\" height=\"25\"\n        viewBox=\"0 0 43 25\"\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n    <path\n        d=\"M30.027 0 43 12.5 30.027 25 27 22.083 34.351 15H0v-5h34.351L27 2.917z\"\n        fill=\"currentColor\"\n        fill-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg>                    <div>Learn more about our engagements<\/div>\n                <\/a>\n                <div class=\"link-info\">\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n\n                <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/535\/2025\/10\/mike-erskine-Xtnt5xtK03E-unsplash-1-1024x364.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-701\" style=\"width:791px;height:auto\" 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important work around menopausing. Our &#8220;menopausing network&#8221; is constantly evolving and growing. The page includes list of people who are devoted to tackle the multifaceted realities around menopausing through research, activism, spreading awareness and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click below to discover, learn and connect!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"links-block\">\n\n    \n    <ul class=\"link-list\">\n        \n            \n            <li class=\"link-list-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/menopausing-network\/\" class=\"link-reset link hover-scale-down\">\n                    <svg\n        width=\"43\" height=\"25\"\n        viewBox=\"0 0 43 25\"\n        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n    <path\n        d=\"M30.027 0 43 12.5 30.027 25 27 22.083 34.351 15H0v-5h34.351L27 2.917z\"\n        fill=\"currentColor\"\n        fill-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg>                    <div>More about our menopausing network<\/div>\n                <\/a>\n                <div class=\"link-info\">\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n\n                <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"895\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/535\/2025\/02\/publications_website.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/535\/2025\/02\/publications_website.png 895w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/535\/2025\/02\/publications_website-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/535\/2025\/02\/publications_website-768x235.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/publications\/\">Publications<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about menopausing from our curated collection of publications!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"links-block\">\n\n    \n    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src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/535\/2026\/01\/sincerely-media-CXf4pCPh-ko-unsplash-1-1024x409.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/535\/2026\/01\/sincerely-media-CXf4pCPh-ko-unsplash-1-1024x409.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/535\/2026\/01\/sincerely-media-CXf4pCPh-ko-unsplash-1-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/535\/2026\/01\/sincerely-media-CXf4pCPh-ko-unsplash-1-768x307.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/535\/2026\/01\/sincerely-media-CXf4pCPh-ko-unsplash-1-1536x614.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/menopausing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/535\/2026\/01\/sincerely-media-CXf4pCPh-ko-unsplash-1-2048x819.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a 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