Re: “More than hot flashes: Women raise awareness about menopause and work” (March 6, Enterprise):
It was encouraging to see The Related Press article on menopause in The Seattle Occasions. Though the article notes that $1.8 billion per 12 months is misplaced in work time per 12 months within the U.S. on account of menopause-related points, the financial impression has been estimated to be a lot larger when factoring in the price of the hundreds of ladies leaving the workforce early on account of these points.
However this is just one piece of knowledge that highlights the seriousness of ignoring the impression that menopause has on ladies. Solely a minority of ladies search remedy for his or her signs and most practitioners at present have acquired little coaching on menopause administration. This has led to tens of millions of ladies being untreated or undertreated, inflicting main impairment not solely of their high quality of life however accelerating the speed of onset of power illnesses as they age.
Extra articles like this could assist tear down the stigma surrounding menopause and lift consciousness that menopausal ladies want extra help from their workplaces in addition to from the medical neighborhood.
Sandra Rice, M.D., Bellevue
