Study published in Medical Journal of Australia finds women still shun hormone replacement therapy and turn to herbal and complementary treatments
Controversial and unproven treatments for menopause are being used by almost half a million Australian women aged between 40 and 65, and are often recommended by their doctors, a study published on Monday in the Medical Journal of Australia has found.
Experts have responded to the finding by calling for stronger education about the benefits of conventional treatment through hormone replacement therapy, which they say has received a bad rap despite its overall safety and effectiveness.
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