Would you wear the "M" badge?

Absolutely ridiculous idea. Attention seeking drivel. How about she wears a badge with B-D on it - Brain-dead.

* Nanna58*

Gilly1952 totally agree with you. Everyone I know loathes those adverts and especially when in mixed company. It is bad enough having to deal with all these things without attention being drawn to them. It would be cheaper for these companies to make free samples available so that they can be tried out rather than paying huge advertising costs.

Do we really need a badge if we are turning bright red and breaking out in beads of sweat???

If they think it is hard being 50 and on the menopause try being 60 70 or 80 and some of the things that can come with that age. Old age is not for wimps and neither is ageing.

Oh purlease! I could have a whole wardrobe of colour co ordinating badges; 'My back is playing up right now, please don't nudge me', 'I have a thumping headache - don't shout', 'My OH has just wound me up like a corkscrew so don't say ANTHING'.

No.

My periods stopped overnight when I was about 47. No other symptoms at all. Heaven! My similar aged friends were very jealous.

No I would never wear one we put to many labels on people without this .

I went through the menopause without my family knowing anything about it, as did my mum. To me it's rather personal.

NO NO NO and a thousand times NO

Absolutely not, I have immense admiration for past generations of ladies who coped without proper sanitary products, empathy, consideration etc, who just got on with life, what an absolute insult this would be their stoicism.
On a lighter note , I used to call it. The Men O Pause. ( a relief at times ?)

Perhaps men should wear an 'A' badge:

Male menopause” is the more common term for andropause.

A for Andropause

I had to look that up Jalima, they just had to get on board didn’t they ,?

Often used as an excuse for wanderlust too I believe ?

A truly pathetic suggestion, totally insulting ...

Hi Andrea, hope somebody shows you this thread- as you will see we can't make up our minds about your M badge idea

It’s a big fat “NO” from me too . I’ve never heard of such a load of rubbish in my life !

Nice one, 123kitty .

No idea who Andrea McLean is but menopause is caused by lack of oestrogen. Replace it and you put off the menopause. I've been doing that for 28 years now and do not intend stopping.
I would hoot with laughter if I encountered her advertising her hormone status. It's optional. This is the 21st century.

I would like to know if she wants the M badge because she wants other people to sympathise or if it is warning badge to others to keep away from her.

I’m going to have a badge with a big ‘B’ on it - for ‘bunions’.
My bunions could do with some respect and empathy

I second that Esspee. Did Ms McLean talk about this on Loose Women? I did watch it once when I was ill. Got bored after five minutes. Just a load of waffle, I suppose she has to say something.

Well I think that's pretty much settled it. First thread I've read where 100% of Grans have agreed. We'll take that for No then. Enjoyed reading the other amusing acronyms suggested. ? M probably stands for Moron. ?

Did Ms McLean talk about this on Loose Women? Nope, NfkDumpling, Andrea's mutterings were thought to be so insightful, and of such importance, that it was reported by the BBC. Must have been a slow day in the journalism department that day.