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“Out of Touch on Menopause: Experts Respond to The Lancet's 'Over-Medicalization' Claims”

Writing for 250+ clinicians, ob-gyn Mary Claire Haver argues The Lancet's 2024 series relied on outdated data, played down symptoms and undersold hormone therapy.

The other side The series authors published a formal reply to critics of the series in The Lancet in October 2024. Brown, Hunter, Hickey et al., The Lancet, 2024
Women in women’s healthMary Claire Haver

Where this comes from

OpinionMs. Magazine, 2024

April 2024 · US · Checked by Yellow 10 October 2026

Who it covers

Signed by Mary Claire Haver for 250+ clinicians; Haver runs a menopause clinic

This card reports what research found. It is not medical advice.