Women waiting at least five months for complex menopause treatment

Women waiting at least five months for complex menopause treatment

The menopause service at the National Maternity Hospital only sees women in person between 3pm and 6pm every Tuesday — and only sees women from five counties. File picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews 

Critical understaffing has left women waiting more than five months to get initial contact from one of the State’s menopause clinics with concerns raised of a postcode lottery system.

Women who have complex issues or may have had treatment for diseases such as cancer are referred to the specialist clinics through their GPs.

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