4.6% of 217 Canadian women physicians surveyed had ever taken time off for menopause symptoms, though about 40% felt their work performance suffered.

The other side A Mayo Clinic survey of 4,440 US working women aged 45 to 60 found 10.8% had missed work for symptoms in the past year, and 13.4% reported a concrete work setback. Faubion et al., Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2023