Social Media Pressure Contributes to Increased Use of Hormone Replace Therapy: Expert Says

Social Media Pressure Contributes to Increased Use of Hormone Replace Therapy: Expert Says
A woman holds her Hormone Replacement Therapy patches in London on Aug. 8, 2003. Ian Waldie/Getty Images
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Women experience “a huge amount of pressure” from social media to seek medical treatment to manage menopausal symptoms, according to a leading expert.

Dr. Paula Briggs, chair of the British Menopause Society (BMS) and sexual and reproductive health consultant at Liverpool Women’s Hospital, told The Epoch Times that while HRT is the “most logical and effective method to manage common symptoms” in many menopausal women, it’s “ very simplistic” to say the treatment would reverse all changes post-menopause and neglect lifestyle intervention such as exercises.

Lily Zhou
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Lily Zhou is an Ireland-based reporter covering China news for The Epoch Times.
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