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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Amelia Hill

Private menopause tests risk undermining NHS care, doctors say

A woman has a hormonal blood test.
One expert said the tests were ‘not giving us any new information or making treatment more effective’. Photograph: Anchiy/Getty Images

Expensive, over-the-counter hormone tests for menopause are clinically useless and risk undermining women’s healthcare, senior doctors have warned.

The testing kits, offered by private clinics and available to buy for self-testing, claim to offer tailored insights through measuring hormone levels. But they have been described by experts as misleading and medically unnecessary.

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