Politicians try out device fitted with heated pads that mimics one of the menopause’s most unpleasant symptoms
“Volcanic” and “very uncomfortable” – just some reactions from male MPs trying out a vest that simulates menopause hot flushes as part of an event raising awareness of the UK’sWes Streeting, Stephen Kinnock and Nick Thomas-Symonds were among the politicians who tried out the device fitted with heated pads that mimics one of the most common and unpleasant symptoms.
A sharp increase in demand for HRT drugs in recent months, partly fuelled by TV documentaries highlighting the safety of the treatments, has led to widespread shortages of products, leaving some women unable to sleep or work effectively, and forcing them to barter for HRT products in carparks or to buy them online at vastly inflated prices.
Labour MP Wes Streeting said: “It’s deeply unpleasant and an enveloping heat. How you would crack on with life I don’t know. I can’t wait to take this off.”The vest was developed by Over the Bloody Moon, a group that provides advice on menopause to companies and individuals, and funded by London-based Theramex, one of the biggest makers of HRT products in the UK.
Harris and other campaigners want to ensure all women who need them have access to the right HRT products.Society have been calling for a national formulary, or list, of approved HRT drugs that would make it easier for doctors and pharmacists to prescribe them, and Harris wrote to the health secretary, Sajid Javid, last week to reiterate the importance of this.
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