Women Deserve More Understanding For Their Menopause Symptoms | Opinion
Summary
Dr. Gail King argues that clinicians should routinely discuss perimenopause and menopause with women before symptoms disrupt daily life. She says assessments should consider other possible causes, explain the limits of tests, and tailor treatment to symptoms, medical history, and patient preferences.Key Facts
- The article describes perimenopause as the transition before menopause, menopause as 12 consecutive months without a menstrual period, and postmenopause as the stage that follows.
- King says women in their early 40s have recently asked her about hormones, while noting that her experience does not establish a national trend.
- The article says disrupted sleep, trouble concentrating, and changes in sexual desire are concerns clinicians can ask patients about.
- It cautions against treating menopause as the explanation for every midlife symptom and says assessment should consider a patient's history and other possible causes.
- The article reports that the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists says women over 45 with menopausal symptoms usually do not need hormone tests to diagnose menopause.
- It says a 2025 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation supports osteoporosis screening for women 65 and older and younger postmenopausal women at increased fracture risk.
- The provided article ends mid-sentence while discussing treatment options.
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