Campaigners are calling for change so that menopause symptoms - such as poor memory and hot flushes - do not lead to women reducing their hours or falling out of employment altogether.
The idea of meno-leave becoming law, of menopause action plans and officers being employed to police the treatment of us poor dears over the age 40 is horrifying.
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MPs and experts blamed the backlog on GPs who are unable to cope with a surge in women seeking help after watching TV shows on the menopause presented by celebrities such as Davina McCall.