Expert debunks common menopause myths

October is Menopause Awareness Month, so Consultant Gynaecologist Miss Smita Sinha, a leading specialist in women's health and founder of the award-winning Serenity Women's Clinic has addressed some of the myths surrounding menopause. HRT delays menopause - It is often thought that hormone replacement therapy (HRT), a treatment that replaces the body's levels of the hormones oestrogen and progesterone, which fall when a woman stops having periods, can delay the onset of menopause. "HRT does not stop or delay menopause. While it can ease symptoms…”