Misinformation about perimenopause on social media ‘putting women at risk’

A growing number of women are encountering misleading information on social media. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Misinformation about perimenopause is putting women at risk of unintended pregnancies, unnecessary medication and missed diagnoses, experts have said.

Awareness of menopause and treatments such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been raised by efforts including a prominent documentary by Davina McCall.