The research highlights a significantly higher risk for depressive symptoms and diagnoses in women during perimenopause, set to be 40% higher compared to premenopausal women, emphasizing the importance of early detection and management.
Founder of the Menopause Hub, Loretta Dignam, stresses the lack of awareness among women regarding depression as a potential symptom of menopause, calling for free midlife health checks to address undiagnosed issues.
Ms. Dignam advocates for the government to introduce free midlife health checks for perimenopausal women to aid in early detection and management of depressive symptoms often mistaken for daily stresses.
The Menopause Hub, Ireland's first clinic dedicated to menopausal and perimenopausal symptoms, has treated over 10,000 women across five clinics since opening five years ago, emphasizing the growing need for specialized care.
[
add
]
[
|
|
...
]