menopause

DR MAX: Women facing menopause are betrayed by a toxic mixture of misogyny, ageism and ignorance

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Night sweats. Mood swings. Insomnia. Hot flushes. Weight gain. Headaches. Depression. Anxiety. Palpitations. Joint symptoms . . . I could go on. It’s a grim list, isn’t it? Yet these are just a few side-effects of the menopause. No doubt you would assume that a combination of such symptoms in women in their 40s and … Read more

One in four women who are suffering the menopause say their symptoms are ignored by doctors 

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Millions of women are ‘fobbed off’ by GPs who fail to recognise menopause symptoms, a major survey suggests. It found that one in four sufferers have to visit their doctor at least three times before getting appropriate treatment such as HRT. Common symptoms such as anxiety and heart palpitations are frequently dismissed by GPs who … Read more