1st April 2022

A 50-year-old woman presents to her GP as her family keep joking that ‘she is going through the menopause’

A 50-year-old woman presents to her GP as her family keep joking that ‘she is going through the menopause’. She explains that over the last six months, she has been having hot flushes and has been more irritable than normal. She states that her last period was three months ago and was a lot heavier than normal. 

At what point can a diagnosis of the menopause be made?  

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