An editorial, written by BMS Chair, Professor Janice Rymer, and BMS Immediate Past Chair, Dr Paula Briggs, was published in the British Journal of General Practice on Friday.
The editorial Managing the menopause in general practice: a tale of pragmatism, caution, and optimism questions the current message in the media that all symptoms in women aged >40 years are due to oestrogen and/or testosterone deficiency, highlighting that primary care clinicians are well placed to know a woman’s history and to provide holistic care in the context of a patient’s background. These are the strengths of general practice, it states.