From left: Mariella Frostrup, Carolyn Harris, Penny Lancaster and Davina McCall protesting last year. High-profile campaigns have reassured women over HRT side-effects and highlighted the benefits of the therapyMinisters have been accused of betraying millions of menopausal women by failing to keep their pledge to improve access to hormone replacement therapy. SponsoredIn October ministers announced a “menopause revolution” after a campaign involving celebrities such as Davina McCall and Mariella Frostrup. However, their promise to cut the cost of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescriptions in England will not take effect until next April, a year later than hoped. Parliament was told yesterday that tens of thousands of women were suffering as a nationwide shortage of HRT left them “unable to sleep and work”.

Source: The Times April 22, 2022 18:36 UTC