Patient-centered menopause care in the digital age
In a Healio commentary, five physicians summarise an expert panel discussion on individualized, culturally responsive menopause care. They cite a 2024 JAMA Health Forum study reporting that hormone therapy use fell from 26.9% of postmenopausal women in 1999 to 4.7% in 2020. They describe barriers including cultural stigma, limited clinician training, scarce representation and access gaps, and outline a framework for patient conversations.
Why it matters: Relevant to Maryland clinicians who counsel perimenopausal and menopausal patients, and to adults in the menopause transition preparing for conversations with their clinicians.
A summary of another publisher's reporting, written with AI and checked automatically against the story. The reporting belongs to healio.com. October 9, 2026.
