Table 1 Participant characteristics

Age, mean (SD)

44.3

(5.6)

49.5

(4.0)

54.5

(4.2)

55.6

(5.6)

52.7

(5.4)

 < 0.001

  < 39

3

(37.5)

4

(50.0)

0

(0.0)

1

(12.5)

0

(0.0)

 40–45

9

13.9)

46

(70.8)

6

(9.2)

2

(3.1)

2

(3.1)

 46–50

12

(4.6)

173

(65.5)

58

(22.0)

10

(3.8)

11

(4.2)

 51–55

2

(0.4)

163

(28.4)

320

(55.8)

71

(12.4)

18

(3.1)

 56–60

0

(0.0)

1

(2.1)

26

(54.2)

17

(35.4)

4

(8.3)

Ethnicity, n (%)

0.01

 White

21

(2.5)

345

(40.9)

360

(42.7)

87

(10.3)

31

(3.7)

 Mixed multiple

2

(8.7)

12

(52.2)

6

(26.1)

2

(8.7)

1

(4.4)

 White & black Caribbean

0

(0.0)

9

(33.3)

12

(44.4)

5

(18.5)

1

(3.7)

 Asia/ Asian-British

3

(15)

7

(35.0)

8

(40.0)

2

(10.0)

0

(0.0)

 British Black / African

0

(0.0)

1

(14.3)

4

(57.1)

0

(0.0)

2

(28.6)

 Other

1

(2.3)

16

(37.2)

20

(46.5)

6

(14.0)

0

(0.0)

Education, n (%)

0.49

 Secondary school

2

(2.4)

25

(29.8)

42

(50.0)

10

(11.9)

5

(6.0)

 A-Levels / College

4

(2.0)

72

(36.4)

93

(47.0)

22

(11.1)

7

(3.5)

 University Degree or higher

20

(3.2)

274

(43.4)

250

(39.6)

67

(10.6)

20

(3.2)

 Other

1

(2.2)

18

(40.0)

21

(46.7)

3

(6.7)

2

(4.4)

Employment, n (%)

0.05

 Employed full time

11

(3.0)

163

(44.4)

144

(39.2)

39

(10.6)

10

(2.7)

 Employed part-time

4

(1.7)

100

(42.6)

101

(43.0)

22

(9.4)

8

(3.4)

 Self-employed

10

(5.6)

70

(39.3)

74

(41.6)

20

(11.2)

4

(2.2)

 Furloughed

1

(4.8)

8

(38.1)

9

(42.9)

1

(4.8)

2

(9.5)

 Retired

0

(0.0)

16

(25.4)

34

(52.0)

9

(14.3)

4

(6.3)

 Unemployed

1

(1.8)

22

(38.6)

30

(52.6)

2

(3.5)

2

(3.5)

 Unable to work

0

(0.0)

11

(28.9)

17

(44.7)

6

(15.8)

4

(10.5)

Marital status

0.07

 Married

17

(2.6)

257

(39.8)

290

(44.9)

60

(9.3)

22

(3.4)

 In a domestic relationship

6

(4.3)

58

(41.1)

56

(39.7)

16

(11.3)

5

(3.5)

 Never married

1

(1.5)

32

(48.5)

20

(30.3)

10

(15.2)

3

(4.5)

 Divorced

2

(2.6)

32

(41.0)

33

(42.3)

10

(12.8)

1

(1.3)

 Widowed

0

(0.0)

3

(37.5)

2

(25.0)

3

(37.5)

0

(0.0)

 Other

1

(4.3)

7

(30.4)

8

(34.8)

3

(13.0)

4

(17.4)

What triggered you to seek professional advice for your menopause?

 Severity of symptoms

3

(0.7)

181

(39.3)

214

(46.4)

41

(8.9)

22

(4.8)

 < 0.001

 Concerns over no longer being able to conceive

1

(25.0)

2

(50.0)

0

(0.0)

1

(25.0)

0

(0.0)

0.04

 To understand whether HRT is suitable

0

(0.0)

87

(34.1)

128

(50.2)

29

(11.4)

11

(4.3)

0.001

 Concerns over long term health

1

(0.6)

57

(34.5)

76

(46.1)

16

(9.7)

15

(9.1)

 < 0.001

 Recommendation from a friend

1

(2.3)

20

(46.5)

14

(32.6)

6

(14.0)

2

(4.7)

0.72

 Recommendation from a sibling

0

(0.0)

6

(54.5)

5

(45.5)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

0.65

 Recommendation from your children

0

(0.0)

2

(50.0)

2

(50.0)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

0.94

 Recommendation from partner/spouse

0

(0.0)

15

(44.1)

16

(47.1)

2

(5.9)

1

(2.9)

0.73

 Online research or articles

2

(2.9)

27

(38.6)

29

(41.4)

7

(10.0)

5

(7.1)

0.61

 Social media

0

(0.0)

11

(45.8)

10

(41.7)

1

(4.2)

2

(8.3)

0.51

 Other

0

(0.0)

15

(24.6)

31

(50.8)

10

(16.4)

5

(8.2)

0.01