{"id":68336,"date":"2023-10-18T09:30:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T09:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/?p=68336"},"modified":"2023-10-18T09:30:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T09:30:44","slug":"celebs-and-mps-demand-new-menopause-checks-on-nhs-for-every-woman-at-40-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/lifestyle\/celebs-and-mps-demand-new-menopause-checks-on-nhs-for-every-woman-at-40-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebs and MPs demand new menopause checks on NHS for every woman at 40 | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

ALL women should get free menopause health checks when they hit 40, campaigners say.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re calling for assessments to be included in the NHS\u2019 midlife MOT, offered every five years to people aged 40 to 74.<\/p>\n

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The appointment examines someone\u2019s overall health and can help identify those at increased risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and dementia.<\/p>\n

But discussion around and diagnosis of the menopause isn\u2019t part of the check-up, which activists and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Menopause (APPG) think is \u201csimply crazy\u201d.<\/p>\n

They said large numbers of women over 40 see their GP with symptoms but have no idea that they are experiencing menopause or perimenopause, and doctors often fail to recognise the signs too.<\/p>\n

Group chair Carolyn Harris, Labour MP for Swansea, said: \u201cWe still have many hurdles to tackle to ensure women suffering through menopause get the support they deserve.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDay in, day out I hear stories from women who can't get a diagnosis from their GP, who can't get HRT due to a lack of supply, who have left their jobs due to a lack of support, or who simply don't know where to turn for help.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis can't go on and the time for action is now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mariella Frostrup, chair of the Menopause Mandate, added: \u201cSixteen million women over 45 are going through perimenopause.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve said from the outset that it's simply crazy, both economically and in terms of expedience, that the 40+ health check, an invitation that we all receive, doesn\u2019t include information on menopause – the one challenging and inescapable experience every woman will have to navigate.<\/p>\n

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