Therapy could be offered to women suffering menopause symptoms

Menopause champions have stressed new draft guidance for therapy must not distract from the ‘ongoing challenges’ of getting HRT. Photograph: Phanie/Alamy

Women experiencing hot flushes, night sweats, depression and sleep problems could be offered therapy to help reduce their menopause symptoms, under new guidelines.

But menopause champions warned on Thursday that those suffering with symptoms could have long waits for mental health support and stressed that the new draft guidance to GPs from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) must not distract from “ongoing challenges” of getting HRT.