State-funded HRT 'should include menopausal women under 40'

National Maternity Hospital Complex Menopause Service lead medical officer Deirdre Lundy says HRT can cost €50 a month: 'It will make a difference to a lot of women.' Picture: Rolling News

Calls have been made to include younger women in plans to fund HRT, with one expert warning that women often struggle silently with the cost of this medication.

It emerged on Monday that the Department of Health is costing a proposal to fund HRT (hormone replacement therapy) for women in menopause. Details will be published in the coming weeks.