Menopause: Government must tackle “postcode lottery” of treatment, says report

Prescription costs for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in England should be scrapped as in the UK’s devolved nations, and all women should be offered a health check at age 45 to help diagnose menopause at an earlier stage, a parliamentary report has recommended.1The All Party Parliamentary Group on Menopause, which produced the report after a year long inquiry into the subject, said that widespread action was needed “across all spheres” to tackle delayed diagnosis, difficulties in accessing HRT, and a lack of employer support for women struggling at work. It expressed particular concern about a socioeconomic divide emerging between women who were able to access the right care and those who lost out in the “postcode lottery” of menopause treatment.The group called for the creation of a national formulary for HRT to ensure that doctors can access the most accurate guidance on prescribing it, for menopause to be incorporated in…
Read Original Article: Menopause: Government must tackle “postcode lottery” of treatment, says report »