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Managing menopause: New guidelines aim to help doctors provide the right diagnosis and treatment

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Hot flushes, mood swings and sleepless nights. Seven in 10 women in Singapore face these menopause symptoms. Yet most suffer in silence and such symptoms often go untreated due to a lack of awareness. Now, Singapore's first menopause management guidelines
aim to help such women get the care they need by giving doctors clearer guidance on how to manage them and standardising treatments across healthcare settings. CNA speaks to Professor Yong Eu Leong, Head and Emeritus Consultant at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at NUH. 

Hot flushes, mood swings and sleepless nights. Seven in 10 women in Singapore face these menopause symptoms. Yet most suffer in silence and such symptoms often go untreated due to a lack of awareness. Now, Singapore's first menopause management guidelines
aim to help such women get the care they need by giving doctors clearer guidance on how to manage them and standardising treatments across healthcare settings. CNA speaks to Professor Yong Eu Leong, Head and Emeritus Consultant at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at NUH. 

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