Seven in 10 menopausal women feel the latest national lockdown has increased their symptoms of anxiety - in what has also been described as "a mental health catastrophe waiting to happen".
A poll of 2,000 women over 40 found that half think the pandemic has made their menopause symptoms worse. It is particularly affecting their sleep, with three quarters of respondents aged 45 to 54 having disrupted nights due to anxiety and sweats.
But when it comes to talking about anxiety and other symptoms, 95 per cent have never spoken about the menopause with their boss.
And 86 per cent haven't even discussed it with their own GP, according to the survey commissioned by wellness brand CBII. Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, who blogs at 50Sense.net and is the