Menopause hormone therapy (MHT) is prescribed at low rates to menopausal women, with Black women receiving MHT significantly less often than White women.
Menopause hormone therapy (MHT) is prescribed at low rates to menopausal women, with Black women receiving MHT significantly less often than White women.
"Gaps in treatment can be used to inform healthcare providers about menopausal HT prescribing disparities, with the goal of improving equitable and advanced patient care among disadvantaged populations."
The prescribing, counseling, and use of hormone therapy to treat menopausal symptoms is substantially more common among white women than among Black women, according to a literature review.