4M: Menarche

The Menarche, Menstruation, Menopause and Mental Health (4M) consortium, established in 2021 by Dr. Gemma Sharp with funding from the GW4 Alliance, is a network dedicated to facilitating collaborative interdisciplinary research. This research focuses on exploring the complex interactions between menstruation, menopause, and mental health.

The consortium brings together researchers from various institutions and disciplines. Their primary objectives include working with external stakeholders to identify crucial research questions and employing interdisciplinary expertise to design and conduct research to address these questions. Since its inception, the consortium has made significant progress.

They have organized workshops with academics and stakeholders to identify key research questions, submitted four interdisciplinary grant applications, and expanded their network to include academics from other institutions. Additionally, they have delivered invited talks to prestigious organizations such as the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. In 2023, they launched a seminar series to further develop the network.

Join the 4M consortium if you are a researcher, clinician, patient, member of the public, or represent a stakeholder organization. They aim to establish themselves as a community of experts in menstrual and mental health