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Menopause Symptoms Disrupt Daily Life, but Few Women Get Treatment
A Mayo Clinic study shows over 80% of surveyed women ages 45-60 with menopause symptoms do not seek medical care despite significant impacts on daily life.
- Published October 29, 2025 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, the Mayo Clinic study surveyed nearly 5,000 midlife women ages 45-60 across four Mayo Clinic primary care locations and found more than 80% did not seek medical care for menopause symptoms.
- Many respondents said they were too busy or preferred self-management, and researchers noted women rarely raise menopause concerns on their own, calling for proactive patient identification to facilitate treatment.
- More than three out of four women ages 45-60 reported menopause symptoms, with 34% experiencing moderate-to-very-severe issues, yet only about one in four receive treatment.
- Without proper treatment, menopause symptoms affect sleep, mood, cognition and work and home productivity, and Ekta Kapoor, M.B.B.S., lead author, warned that few midlife women receive care despite these impacts.
- Mayo Clinic researchers recommend destigmatizing menopause care by developing questionnaires and digital tools to help women identify symptoms and discuss options with primary care professionals, with Dr. Kapoor adding, `Our goal is to educate women and health care professionals about menopause.
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Mayo Clinic study: Most menopausal women don't seek care for symptoms
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A survey of almost 5,000 Mayo Clinic primary care patients found that most midlife women do not seek care for their menopause symptoms. The study, recently published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, found that 34% of the surveyed women, who were between the ages of 45 and 60, experienced "moderate, severe, or very severe menopause symptoms." Symptoms leading up to menopause — when ovulation and menstrual periods end — can include h…
Menopause symptoms disrupt daily life, but few women get treatment
A new study from Mayo Clinic underscores the widespread impact of menopause symptoms on midlife women - and raises concern that most are navigating this stage of life without medical care to help manage those challenges.
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