The menopause is not a disease, despite much discourse in Western countries leading women to think otherwise, a group of experts have said in a paper in The Lancet that argues that this period in life is being “over-medicalized.” High-income countries commonly see menopause as a medical problem or hormone-deficiency disorder with long-term health risks “that are best managed by hormone replacement (therapy)”, they said. Yet, around the world, “most women navigate menopause without the need for medical treatments”, the experts, including from the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, …