Women need high quality, independent information about the menopause

Menopause has gone from the margins of media coverage into the bright primetime lights; the taboo busting has saturated television and resulted in considerable increases in prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in the UK. In 2021-22, 7.80 million items for HRT were prescribed in England—a 35% increase compared with 2020-21.2 Many commentatorswould say that this is a good thing and a positive development; as a woman of a certain age, shouldn’t I be grateful? Hell, no. Menopause is now seen as a problem to be solved, and, of course, there are problem solvers in the wings.