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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maya Oppenheim

Women forced to attend up to 10 GP appointments to get menopause diagnosis, study finds

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Women are being forced to attend up to 10 GP appointments to get a menopause diagnosis, first-of-its-kind research has found.

The UK’s largest ever polling of perimenopausal and menopausal women, exclusively shared with The Independent, suggested almost five million GP hours are wasted on unnecessary menopause appointments due to the ignorance of health professionals.

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