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We Need a Menopause Moonshot

March 12, 2024

What: Ms. Magazine’s Jennifer Weiss-Wolf takes on the Lancet’s “menopause is overmedicalized” message, writing that “the real disservice to women is the lack of consideration of menopause in the halls of government.” Weiss-Wolf says that we must push back on “stigma while interrogating and investing in science. Smack in the middle of that Venn diagram is a society-wide information gap about the safety and efficacy of MHT.”

Why it matters: The outlined “menopause moonshot” from Weiss-Wolf is an excellent rundown of what needs to happen next (check it out!)

Source: Ms. Magazine

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