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Women don’t need menopause tea and meno-friendly nighties. They need doctors to take them seriously
Serious health conditions are being misdiagnosed and pregnancies are missed while the internet swells with terrible advice and meno-products. Enough!
TL;DR
- There is a significant increase in misinformation about perimenopause and menopause online.
- This misinformation can lead to misdiagnosis of serious health conditions and missed pregnancies.
- Women often attribute normal aging symptoms or other health issues to perimenopause due to online messaging.
- Historically, women's health concerns have been dismissed and minimized by the medical establishment, leading to self-reliance.
- A booming market of 'meno-products' and supplements offers unproven solutions, exploiting women's health anxieties.
- The article suggests that the medical establishment's failure to take women's symptoms seriously drives them to investigate and try alternative solutions.