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By Sam Ferguson and Lauren WoodheadWomen experiencing symptoms of the menopause say they have been left to "suffer in silence" due to a disparity in spending on drugs across England.
Dr Paula Briggs, the chair of the British Menopause Society, said the disparity was partly caused because the medicines available for GPs to prescribe, differ across different areas. As her symptoms - including loss of libido, anxiety and brain-fog - worsened, she decided to go private. She said: "Often, we will hear from women who are being prescribed oral tablets as a first line, and they're not being offered options.
"People can't wait 18 months. The provision isn't there in terms of quantity, but even where it is there it's pushing more people to seek private menopause care," she said. "There were a number of other ailments that I had, that I know now are menopause related. For example, a lot of gastric issues and things like anxiety, which can be treated as issues on their own," said Ms Scott-Davies.
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