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HRT crisis: what's causing the shortages of menopause treatments?

Thousands of women in the UK who use hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to manage menopause symptoms may have trouble accessing these products due to supply shortages. Oestrogel, in particular, is facing the biggest supply shortages as a result of a spike in demand. Many women worry how they will access…

The Conversation

Members of vaccine taskforce to be reassigned to HRT crisis

Sajid Javid announces move after emergency meeting with manufacturers and pharmacists

The Guardian - UK

Surge in demand for HRT 'inevitable' after Davina McCall documentary

The TV presenter has said she will not "feel bad" about raising awareness in the show Davina McCall: Sex, Mind and the Menopause

Manchester Evening News

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Penny Lancaster said menopause has been 'hideous' with mood swings so bad she threw dinner plates across the floor

Rod Stewart's wife Penny, 51, also believes HRT should be free to women.

Daily Record

HRT drug for women in menopause to be reconsidered for use in Scotland

A documentary by Davina McCall on Channel 4 this week revealed that the drug Utrogestan was not generally prescribed by GPs in Scotland.

Daily Record

HRT surge in demand 'inevitable' after Davina McCall documentary

Ex-Big Brother presenter says she "is not going to feel bad" about raising awareness in Davina McCall: Sex, Mind and the Menopause

Wales Online

Ayesha Hazarika: I want to weep for an America that is no longer our moral beacon

When I was younger, I was obsessed with America. Like so many, I grew up on a television diet rich with American treats from Roseanne and The Cosby Show to The West Wing. Roseanne became a racist, “America’s Dad” was accused by dozens of women of sexual assault and Donald…

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Scottish medicines body to reassess menopause drug amid HRT shortage

Davina McCall documentary highlights benefits and postcode lottery of previously rejected utrogestan

The Guardian - UK

West Lothian woman who "felt suicidal" before HRT speaks of fears over shortages

Marion Swarbrick says she's concerned about she'll cope if she can't access medicine

Daily Record

One in 10 women have quit their job due to menopause

New figures from a survey of more than 4,000 women comes amid a severe shortage of HRT in the UK

The Independent UK

‘HRT gave me my life back – I’m afraid of losing myself again without it’

The severe shortage in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has left thousands of women across the UK struggling to cope with sometimes debilitating symptoms of menopause. Leigh Campbell tells Kate Ng about the lengths she had to go to just to get the treatment

The Independent UK

HRT supply: What are the issues and how are they being addressed?

Acute shortages have reportedly caused women to share prescriptions, with some said to be made suicidal by debilitating menopause symptoms.

The Independent UK

One in 10 women have quit their job due to menopause symptoms

The findings of the survey will be presented in a Channel 4 documentary on Monday.

The Independent UK

Davina McCall labels HRT shortage ‘ridiculous’ as she urges government to do more

Davina McCall has called hormone replacement therapy (HRT) shortages “ridiculous” as she urged the government to do more to combat the crisis.

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The Independent UK

Davina McCall brands HRT shortage ‘ridiculous’

‘Why is it taking this long to sort this out?’ TV presenter asks

Manchester Evening News

'Women are driving for hours to share their last pack...': The painful toll of the 'scandalous' shortage of menopause treatment

"One woman messaged me saying she was on the last pump of Oestrogel and doesn’t know what she is going to do"

The Guardian - UK

HRT demand expected to surge after new Davina McCall film on menopause

Campaigners say government has not done enough to address acute shortage of hormone replacement therapy drugs

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on how to solve the postcode lottery of HRT drugs

A simple change in the law would address the shortage and give equal access across the country

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Daily Mirror

'HRT crisis proves women’s health isn't taken seriously and is a life and death issue'

Tens of thousands floored by the national HRT shortage and clinging on desperately to their dwindling supplies of Oestrogel, with some turning to the black market for help and in the worst cases some left suicidal, says Rachael Bletchly

The Independent UK

Davina McCall says ‘menopause made me feel frightened and invisible’

‘I stepped back even further, diminished myself,” says TV presenter

The Independent UK

Government to limit supply of HRT products to ‘even out’ UK distribution

HRT can help alleviate severe menopause symptoms including hot flushes, night sweats, low mood, anxiety and difficulty sleeping.

The Guardian - UK

What can I do if I can’t get HRT?

British Menopause Society releases equivalence guide to help women during England’s drug shortage

The Guardian - UK

‘Breakthrough moment’: how Lorraine Kelly helped shift the menopause debate

Exclusive: TV host among celebrities to boost awareness of debilitating symptoms – but doctors caution against over-hyping HRT

The Independent UK

Besins Healthcare UK, which makes Oestrogel, said it expects supplies to increase in June.

Evening Standard

Covid vaccine taskforce head to set up unit for HRT amid shortages

The head of the UK’s Covid vaccine taskforce will head a new unit set up to deal with hormone replacement therapy (HRT) shortages.

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