#Latest news with #SamanthaMurtonRNZ News4 days agoBusinessRNZ NewsMenopause an industry and medicalised problemMenopause has become an industry and a medicalised tik tok problem when it is a normal part of life, one medical expert has said. Checkpoint has been looking at the issue this week after an Auckland woman complained her GP is charging three hundred dollars for a menopause consultation to discuss hormone replacement therapy when a standard appointment at the clinic is only 70 dollars for an enrolled patient. The menopause appointment is 45 minutes versus 15 minutes for a regular consult. President of the New Zealand College of General Practioners Doctor Samantha Murton spoke to Lisa Owen.
RNZ News4 days agoBusinessRNZ NewsMenopause an industry and medicalised problemMenopause has become an industry and a medicalised tik tok problem when it is a normal part of life, one medical expert has said. Checkpoint has been looking at the issue this week after an Auckland woman complained her GP is charging three hundred dollars for a menopause consultation to discuss hormone replacement therapy when a standard appointment at the clinic is only 70 dollars for an enrolled patient. The menopause appointment is 45 minutes versus 15 minutes for a regular consult. President of the New Zealand College of General Practioners Doctor Samantha Murton spoke to Lisa Owen.