Seventy-two percent of women have not received any treatment for menopausal symptoms, according to recent study conducted by Lake Research Partners for the Endocrine Society.
Of those polled, 45 percent said they thought current available information was confusing and 41 percent weren’t sure what to trust.
There are over 10 million menopause websites, many with misinformation about menopause, treatment options, tests, and strategies.
How do we find reliable menopause information online so we can have a productive conversation with our health care providers?
Different types of information are provided by a variety of websites: unbiased sites from scientific organizations, commercial sites with medically reviewed content, hospital sites, online health news, blogs and communities.