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Calls for government to fully fund menopause consultations

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A women's health advocate wants to the government to fully fund menopause consultations. It follows a Checkpoint story about an Auckland woman who was told a GP menopause consultation to discuss hormone replacement therapy would cost her $300 or she'd need to book four consecutive standard appointments. She couldn't afford either. Checkpoint also found several medical centres around the country charging several hundred dollars for an initial menopause consultation and more than $100 for a follow-up. Founder and director of Te Tatai Hauora o Hine - the National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa, Professor Bev Lawton spoke to Lisa Owen.
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A women's health advocate wants to the government to fully fund menopause consultations. It follows a Checkpoint story about an Auckland woman who was told a GP menopause consultation to discuss hormone replacement therapy would cost her $300 or she'd need to book four consecutive standard appointments. She couldn't afford either. Checkpoint also found several medical centres around the country charging several hundred dollars for an initial menopause consultation and more than $100 for a follow-up. Founder and director of Te Tatai Hauora o Hine - the National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa, Professor Bev Lawton spoke to Lisa Owen.
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