Marty Makary: “The symptoms [of menopause] occur in over 80% of women. They…”

“They can be severe, not like we were taught in medical school that some women experience menopausal symptoms, but they last a couple years and they're usually mild. No, that was misinformation. The symptoms [of menopause] occur in over 80% of women. They last on average eight years. And for many women they are severe, even debilitating. Mood swings, night sweats, weight gain, hot flashes, divorce. By a large body of evidence, there are now recognized to be profound long term health benefits that few people, even physicians know about.” (14:43–14:51)

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