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The Latest Breaking News from Menopause

‘HRT gave me my life back – I’m afraid of losing myself again without it’ -OLD

The severe shortage in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has left thousands of women across the UK struggling to cope with sometimes-debilitating symptoms of menopause. Leigh Campbell tells Kate Ng about the lengths she had to go to just to get the treatmen

The Independent UK

ITV Coronation Street to air heartbreaking early menopause storyline

Faye Windass receives devastating news on Corrie next week

Manchester Evening News

HRT isn’t a ‘lifestyle drug’. For women like me, these UK shortages are a disaster

The new ‘HRT tsar’ must urgently resolve the supply crisis, says Conservative MP Caroline Nokes

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Why is there a shortage of HRT in the UK?

Demand outpacing supply and disruption to manufacturing leaving menopausal women struggling to access key treatments as health secretary promises tsar to address crisis

The Independent UK

What is Hormone Replacement Therapy and why is there a shortage?

Hormone Replacement Therapy, or HRT, is experiencing shortages in the UK. HRT is used to help women through the menopause and helps to treat certain other conditions

Daily Mirror

Manufacturers struggle to keep up with soaring demand for HRT

Requests for the therapy soared after Davina McCall’s menopause documentary in 2021

The Guardian - UK

Pharmacists call for urgent law change to deal with acute HRT shortage

Women who rely on the medicine to treat menopause symptoms have reported feeling suicidal without it

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Corrie's Faye Windass given early menopause diagnosis in devastating scenes

Coronation Street's Faye Windass will be told her recent symptoms are a result of her suffering from early menopause, ITV soap spoilers confirm

Daily Mirror

Sajid Javid urged to relax law as women forced to travel miles to find HRT

Exclusive: pharmacists say they should be allowed more easily to dispense substitute medicines as shortages take toll in England

The Guardian - UK

Pharmacists suffer 'aggression from patients' due to medicine shortages, poll finds

A survey by the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee, which represents more than 11,000 chemists across the country, found 67% of its members are facing supply problems daily

Daily Mirror

Women left 'feeling suicidal' amid supply shortage of drug used to treat symptoms of the menopause

Some women have resulted to sharing their prescriptions of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) - which is used to help improve the debilitating symptoms of the menopause

Manchester Evening News

What is HRT and why are there shortages in the UK?

Britain is experiencing an acute shortage of hormone replacement therapy, which is used by about 1 million women in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Mum, 33, forced into early menopause by cervical cancer treatment

Sophie Davies had not long given birth to her daughter when she received the devastating diagnosis

Manchester Evening News

Young mother is forced into early menopause at 32 after postponing her smear test for six months

Shropshire mum-of-one Sophie Davies, 33, was diagnosed with cervical cancer after second smear, aged 29, in 2017, and had radical hysterectomy at 32

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Wales Online

Mum's 'crushing' diagnosis after she had to put off smear test for six months

Sophie Davies was forced into early menopause and said she feared for her sanity

The Independent UK

Health Secretary should tackle hormone replacement therapy shortage, says MP

Sajid Javid has announced he intends to appoint a hormone replacement therapy (HRT) tsar amid a shortage of medication which has left women desperate.

The Guardian - UK

Mariella Frostrup, her menopause site…and a row with a US author

TV presenter is forced to change name of campaign website after it clashed with the title of a gynaecologist’s book

The Guardian - UK

Women struggling to ‘sleep and work competently’ amid England’s HRT shortages

Ex-minister Nokes says women suffering due to lack of medication for treating menopausal symptoms

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Daily Mirror

Martine McCutcheon, 45, thinks she's starting 'perimenopause' and reveals weird symptoms

The 45-year-old actress revealed all in a social media post on Thursday in which she detailed the symptoms that have made her think about 'perimenopause'

Woman & Home

How to sleep better - 13 simple changes to make for easier rest, revealed by the experts

Practical advice on how to sleep better, from reducing symptoms of menopause to changing your daily routine, revealed by sleep doctors and scientists

GoodToKnow

A GP and Advanced Menopause Specialist on how to identify and manage symptoms of menopause

An Advanced Menopause Specialist explains the common symptoms of menopause, how they are treated and shares advice for how to manage them

GoodToKnow

How to identify early menopause signs and symptoms and advice from specialists on navigating this change

Plus, where to find help and support if you start to experience early menopause signs and symptoms

Woman & Home

What is HRT? The benefits, side effects, and what you need to know about hormone replacement therapy

HRT is one of the common treatments for difficult menopause symptoms like hot flushes, night sweats, and insomnia. Here's what the doctors have to say about it

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