Dr. Sharon Lambert:

It is still not asked. As a woman of that age, if I presented in the morning because, for example, I was concerned about my drinking, we would go through a standardised test. Nobody would stop to think I am a middle-aged women and consider the possibility I am going through menopause. If we do not ask that and deal with menopause alongside the drinking, it will make things much more complicated. I would be interested to know how many addiction services, when they meet women of a particular age, ask them about menopause and whether they are linked in with their GP and have had their bloods done. I am not aware of any who do.