UConn Health Disparities Institute

Menopause isn’t just a women’s issue—and Men of Pause proved it.

Swipe through to see moments from a powerful community event that brought men into the conversation on menopause, andropause, relationships, and midlife health—breaking silence, challenging stigma, and building relationships and understanding in real time.

This gathering took place on May 30 at Community Health Center, Inc. in Middletown, kicking off Men’s Health Month in June.

Read the full UConn Today feature—link in bio.

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MFactorFilm ShreddingTheSilence

Menopause is not just hot flashes.
It can affect the mouth, teeth, gums, and overall health.

If you care for patients in midlife, this conversation belongs in your practice.

Join us for Oral Health & Menopause: A Lunch & Learn, a session exploring how menopause-related changes affect oral health and what providers can do.

Open to dental, medical, behavioral health, and community health professionals, including residents and students.

📅 Wednesday, June 10, 2026
⏱️12:00-2:00 PM
📍UConn Health, Friends Lecture Hall
🍽️Lunch provided
🎓CE available for eligible participants
🎟️Free registration is required: http://bit.ly/4cK34wa

Better menopause care includes better oral health conversations.


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We’re grateful to AARP Connecticut for serving as our Advocate Sponsor and for championing women’s health and health equity. Your support helps us keep menopause in the conversation and strengthen the support systems women deserve. 💙

Join us on May 30 in Middletown as we continue to shred the silence around menopause. Registration link can be found in bio.

TheMFactor ShredTheSilence

Menopause is not just hot flashes.
It can affect the mouth, teeth, gums, and overall health.

If you care for patients in midlife, this conversation belongs in your practice.

Join us for Oral Health & Menopause: A Lunch & Learn, a session exploring how menopause-related changes affect oral health and what providers can do.

Open to dental, medical, behavioral health, and community health professionals, including residents and students.

📅 Wednesday, June 10, 2026
🕛 12:00–2:00 PM
📍 UConn Health, Friends Lecture Hall
🍽️ Lunch provided
🎓 CEs available for eligible participants
🎟️ Free registration is required: http://bit.ly/4cK34wa

Better menopause care includes better oral health conversations.

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She may be tired. Hot. Anxious. Not sleeping. Not feeling like herself.

And she may not have the words or the support she needs.

Menopause affects relationships, families, and households. Not just women.

Men: This conversation is for you. Whether you are a husband, partner, father, brother, son, friend, coworker, or community leader, Men of Pause is a welcoming space to learn what the women in your life may be experiencing and how to offer better support.

Women: If there is a man in your life who cares about you, supports you, works alongside you, or wants to better understand menopause and midlife health, invite him to join us.

No prior knowledge is needed. No shame. Just curiosity, conversation, and community.

Join us for a brunch, a screening of The (M) Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause, and a guided conversation about menopause, relationships, support, and midlife health.

📅 Saturday, May 30, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Community Health Center, Inc., Middletown, CT
🍽️ Catered Brunch provided
🎟️ Free registration: https://tinyurl.com/t73vx9yb

Support starts with understanding.

Menopause is a public health issue — not a private problem to “power through.”

This , we’re inviting Huskies and communities everywhere to stand with people in midlife who deserve the best quality of care. 💙🐾

When you give to the Menopause Equity Initiative, Health Disparities Institute Fund, you help:

🌿 Bring trusted menopause information into our communities

📚 Train providers with the tools and education to treat people more effectively

🗣️ Center voices of those most impacted to drive policy, research, programming, and systems change

How to give (April 21–22):

1️⃣ Go to the UConn Gives School of Medicine page

2️⃣ Select “Give Now!”

3️⃣ Under Area of Support, choose “Menopause Equity Initiative, Health Disparities Institute Fund”

4️⃣ Complete your gift and share it with a friend or loved one 💫

Every single gift is an act of solidarity and a step toward a future where menopause is understood, supported, and treated as a matter of health justice.

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Meet the Men of Pause Speakers!

Join us Saturday, May 30th, 10 AM–2 PM at Community Health Center, Inc., Middletown, CT for a real talk on menopause, andropause, and relationships.
Share with your partner, brother, uncle, and anyone else you think should be there.