Review follows news that HRT product will be available over the counter
The news that the first HRT product will be made available over the counter, comes as the government is gearing up for the launch of its Women’s Health Strategy this spring.
The review of women’s health has been a long time coming: it follows a string of women’s healthcare scandals over several decades, including vaginal mesh and epilepsy medication that harmed unborn babies, and the stark finding in Sir Michael Marmot’s 2020 review that women’s life expectancy in the poorest parts of the UK has declined for the first time in 100 years. Some wondered if the latest exercise would be a token gesture.
