Male MPs mopped their foreheads while trying out a vest that simulates menopause hot flushes as part of an event raising awareness of the UK’s acute shortages of hormone replacement therapy products.
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Wes Streeting, Stephen Kinnock and Nick Thomas-Symonds were among the politicians who tried out the device fitted with heated pads that mimics one of the most common and unpleasant symptoms.

‘It’s a horrible feeling,’ said Carolyn Harris MP, the co-chair of the menopause taskforce, who sponsored the event and uploaded the videos of the men’s reactions

Male MPs attempt menopause in hot flush vest – then can’t wait to take it off ► https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jun/29/male-mps-attempt-menopause-in-hot-flush-vest-then-cant-wait-to-take-it-off

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