The menopause and HRT: a more positive view?
This article suggests that the biomedical model of health care encourages a view of the menopause as a negative experience for women. The author discusses the reasons why HRT is not requested more widely, and outlines the future role for nurses in menopause clinics.
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School of Health, Biological and Environmental Studies, Middlesex University, London.
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*