How HRT Can Help You Cope With Menopause Symptoms

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30% of the female population are peri or postmenopause at any point in time. Almost half of those women find their symptoms distressing and even 10% of women leave their jobs due to the burden of their menopause symptoms. So you can see why people would be desperate for a quick fix? Right and it's a five billion dollar industry at the moment and it's growing rapidly. But despite this there's actually not a lot of good evidence showing that dietary supplements can relieve menopause Symptoms. There's no consensus of the evidence. Studies on black cohosh which has derived from a herb have very inconsistent results. And again there's really limited and very inconclusive

More than half of women who go through menopause find its symptoms distressing. In fact, 10% leave their jobs because of the burden.

It’s no wonder that a huge selection of supplements claim to relieve menopause’s unpleasant effects. But do they actually work? Which products are backed by clinical evidence, and which are just “menowashing”?

In today’s short episode of ZOE Science & Nutrition, Jonathan and Dr. Sarah Berry ask: What’s the evidence behind menopause supplements?

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