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Women left 'suicidal' amid HRT supply shortage as menopause 'ruins their life'

Sarah Smith, 53, said not getting access to the hormone replacement therapy would be "catastrophic" as the menopause ruined her life and left her fearing for her mental and physical wellbeing

Daily Mirror

Raising awareness of menopause gave me purpose, says Davina McCall

TV presenter recalls hiding premenopausal symptoms at work

The Independent UK

Woman says she may have to give up work if she runs out of HRT: ‘Menopause ruined my life’

Supply shortage has left thousands of women fearful for their futures

The Independent UK

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Porsche's Olsen tops final day of Portimao DTM testing

Dennis Olsen put Porsche on top on the final day of DTM pre-season testing at Portimao, beating the Audi of 10-time race winner Nico Muller.

Autosport

Woman says she will have to give up work if she runs out of HRT amid shortage

Some women have been forced to travel hundreds of miles in search of the medicine.

The Independent UK

Porsche tops final day of Portimao DTM testing

Dennis Olsen put Porsche on top on the final day of DTM pre-season testing at Portimao, beating the Audi of 10-time race winner Nico Muller.

Motorsport

Rod Stewart backs menopause campaign after wife Penny Lancaster's struggle

The menopause mandate began last October after Labour MP Carolyn Harris succeeded in getting HRT costs reduced to a once a year payment in England (an Annual Prepayment Certificate for HRT products).

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HRT: What is hormone replacement therapy and how can I get it?

The UK is currently facing a shortage of HRT - here's why

Bristol Post

Women warned not to swap HRT drugs amid supply issues

It comes after an MP admitted sharing medication with a colleague.

The Independent UK

Everything you can do about the HRT crisis as pharmacies face medicine shortages

The number of people relying on HRT treatment has doubled in the last five years. There are now 500,000 prescriptions a month in England alone, but pharmacies are experiencing shortages at the moment

Daily Mirror

‘HRT gave me my life back – I’m afraid of losing myself again without it’

The severe shortage in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has left thousands of women across the UK struggling to cope with sometimes debilitating symptoms of menopause. Leigh Campbell tells Kate Ng about the lengths she had to go to just to get the treatment

The Independent UK

Audi leads Porsche on Day 1 of Portimao DTM night test

DTM rookie Ricardo Feller topped the opening day of the Portimao pre-season test for Abt Audi, leading the Bernhard 75 Porsche of Thomas Preining.

Motorsport

‘HRT gave me my life back – I’m afraid of losing myself again without it’ -OLD

The severe shortage in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has left thousands of women across the UK struggling to cope with sometimes-debilitating symptoms of menopause. Leigh Campbell tells Kate Ng about the lengths she had to go to just to get the treatmen

The Independent UK

Top GP warns of risk to women’s health amid HRT shortage

‘It is really important that this is resolved as quickly as possible,’ Professor Martin Marshall, chair of the Royal College of GPs said.

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The Guardian - UK

Women risking their health to source HRT amid shortages, UK GP chief warns

Exclusive: Women forced to turn to black market or share drugs as concerns rise over mental and physical impact

The Guardian - UK

HRT isn’t a ‘lifestyle drug’. For women like me, these UK shortages are a disaster

The new ‘HRT tsar’ must urgently resolve the supply crisis, says Conservative MP Caroline Nokes

Evening Standard

Shortage of HRT in London is ‘massive problem’

One pharmacy in Highgate told the Standard that it had been ‘hell’ dealing with the number of inquiries from desperate patients

The Independent UK

Why is there a shortage of HRT in the UK?

Demand outpacing supply and disruption to manufacturing leaving menopausal women struggling to access key treatments as health secretary promises tsar to address crisis

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Daily Mirror

What is Hormone Replacement Therapy and why is there a shortage?

Hormone Replacement Therapy, or HRT, is experiencing shortages in the UK. HRT is used to help women through the menopause and helps to treat certain other conditions

The Guardian - UK

Manufacturers struggle to keep up with soaring demand for HRT

Requests for the therapy soared after Davina McCall’s menopause documentary in 2021

The Independent UK

Pharmacists call for urgent law change to deal with acute HRT shortage

Women who rely on the medicine to treat menopause symptoms have reported feeling suicidal without it

The Guardian - UK

Sajid Javid urged to relax law as women forced to travel miles to find HRT

Exclusive: pharmacists say they should be allowed more easily to dispense substitute medicines as shortages take toll in England

Daily Mirror

Pharmacists suffer 'aggression from patients' due to medicine shortages, poll finds

A survey by the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee, which represents more than 11,000 chemists across the country, found 67% of its members are facing supply problems daily

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s looking bleak’: how HRT shortages have affected women in England

Manufacturing and supply issues have forced women to turn to private sector to access medication

Manchester Evening News

Women left 'feeling suicidal' amid supply shortage of drug used to treat symptoms of the menopause

Some women have resulted to sharing their prescriptions of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) - which is used to help improve the debilitating symptoms of the menopause

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