DR MAX PEMBERTON: This is one of the reasons women feel anxious during the menopause...
and HRT won't fix it By DR MAX PEMBERTON FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 16:50, 10 November 2024 | Updated: 16:50, 10 November 2024 e-mail View comments Thankfully, there has been a significant shift in many doctors' attitude towards hormone replacement therapy (HRT). It won't come as a shock to most women reading this that, for far too many years, peri and post-menopausal women have had to fight for their right to access this medication. Finally, an increasing number of doctors are open to the idea that prescribing HRT can have real benefits for their patients – and undoubtedly for many women this has made a life-changing difference.
Even though 13million women in the UK are going through the menopause , it is estimated that one in four have to visit their GP at least three times before getting appropriate treatment. Last year's official draft guidelines advising GPs to consider alternative treatments, such as talking therapies 'alongside or as an alternative to' HRT to help reduce menopause symptoms –such as insomnia, low mood and hot flushes – have now been revised. Dr Max believes believe low mood and anxiety during menopause are a result of complex social and psychological factors, rather than simple biology Health officials backtracked after accusations of 'medical misogyny', the implication being that menopausal symptoms were 'all in the mind'.
Indeed, this week NICE changed its.
