Normalising menopause
Martha Hickey and colleagues argue that social and cultural attitudes contribute to the varied experience of menopause and that medicalisation fuels negative perceptions Menopause is a natural event for half of humankind. The term “menopause” denotes the final menstrual period but is often used to describe the menopause transition, starting with changes in the menstrual cycle and finishing one year after the final menstrual period. While media attention in in the UK may give the impression that growing numbers of women are struggling to cope with menopausal symptoms and are seeking hormon...
Source: bmj.com