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On World Menopause Day, 18 October, the NSW government announced the establishment of a menopause referral system in the Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD).
President of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) NSW Joy Beames said the lack of awareness surrounding menopause goes beyond the general public and into the medical field.
“I think everybody needs to be more educated about menopause, including GPs so that when women turn up at the doctor’s office with these symptoms they are aware of what it is.”
“The lack of education about the possible ways that menopause can affect people is quite pronounced…