Sophia Flores of OAN
11:51am – Friday, May 3, 2024
Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry has called on Congress to pass legislation to fund menopause research.
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On Thursday, Berry joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers to introduce the Advancing Menopause Care and Midlife Care Act.
The bill seeks to invest more than $275 million in research and education about menopause. Specifically, $125 million of the funding will increase investment in clinical trials focused on menopause, including research into hormone therapies to manage symptoms such as hot flashes and other related issues. It turns out.
The remaining $150 million will be used to support the detection and diagnosis of menopause. It is also used to train doctors on how to treat menopause.
According to the Office on Women’s Health, the average age of menopause is 52 years. When a full year has passed since a woman had her last menstrual period, she reaches menopause.
The 57-year-old said parliament should work to remove the stigma around menopause.
“I said I’m menopausal, okay,” Berry said. “That’s why I have this problem. And he (her doctors) said, ‘Oh my God, I could never say that to you.’ Look at you. It doesn’t look like menopausal symptoms. You can never say that. If I said that to all my female clients, they would hit me. ” And I realized again that this is why I am here doing this work. Because we have to clear the stigma. ”
The bill is supported by 17 senators, including 13 Democrats, three Republicans, and one independent. All senators are women.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is hoping to gain support from male lawmakers.
“If men were experiencing menopause, we would have fully and appropriately funded research on menopause decades ago,” she says.
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