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Women in UK face HRT treatment ‘lottery’, doctors warn

Experts say there are regional disparities in medication access even as prescriptions rise

The number of prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy is rising, data shows, but medical specialists warn that supply is still failing to meet demand with women left at the mercy of a “postcode lottery” in treatment.

HRT prescriptions rose faster in London than in any other region in the year to January 2025, according to a Financial Times analysis of official data for England.

In London, the number of items of the medication, which is prescribed for menopausal symptoms, increased 11.4 per cent — 61 per cent faster than in the South West, the region with the slowest growth.

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