Menopause ‘taboo’ fuelling exodus of female doctors

The British Medical Association (BMA) is launching a campaign to break the health system taboo surrounding menopause which is pushing senior doctors out of the workforce.
It estimates more than one third of the UK’s female doctors of menopausal age have cut working hours or left medicine, but only 16% have discussed the issue with their bosses, mostly due to sexism and ageism in hospitals and GP practices.