Earlier this month, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its long-awaited draft update to the current menopause guideline.
The NICE guideline is really important as it guides healthcare professionals on how to diagnose and manage the menopause – and sets out what sort of care you should expect.
The NICE guideline is really important as it guides healthcare professionals on how to diagnose and manage the menopause – and sets out what sort of care you should expect.
In the draft NICE recommended cognitive behavioural therapy be an option to use alongside or instead of HRT to manage symptoms. This is a step backwards for women’s health. CBT may have a place when taking a holistic approach to managing the perimenopause, but it won’t improve every menopause symptom and won’t treat the underlying hormone deficiency.
HRT is first line treatment to improve symptoms which is clearly documented here. In addition to the numerous and often distressing symptoms, we must address the long-term health risks of low hormones.
A public consultation on the draft guideline is now open, and Newson Health will be among those responding. We want as many voices to be heard as possible, and invite you to take part in our response – details on how to take part are below.
HRT is first line treatment to improve symptoms which is clearly documented here. In addition to the numerous and often distressing symptoms, we must address the long-term health risks of low hormones.
A public consultation on the draft guideline is now open, and Newson Health will be among those responding. We want as many voices to be heard as possible, and invite you to take part in our response – details on how to take part are below.
A public consultation on the NICE draft guideline closes in early January and Newson Health has registered as a stakeholder. They will be submitting a response – and they would like to include your feedback too.
If you would like to be part of their response, you can email your feedback for inclusion to [email protected]
If you would like to be part of their response, you can email your feedback for inclusion to [email protected]
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