The Fact
A 2013 national survey of 510 obstetrics and gynecology residents — the doctors in training who will become women’s specialists — found that only about 20% reported their program had a formal menopause curriculum. About 70% said they wanted more training in menopause.
What This Means
Most of the doctors being trained to care for women were not being formally taught about a stage every woman who lives long enough will go through. And they knew it — most of them asked for more.
Sources
- Christianson, M. S., et al. “Menopause education: needs assessment of American obstetrics and gynecology residents.” Menopause 20, no. 11 (2013): 1120–1125.
- Johns Hopkins University. “Menopause medicine training needed.” The Hub (Gazette), June 2013. https://hub.jhu.edu/gazette/2013/june/news-menopause-medicine-training-needed/