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Menopause Equity Act advances after debate; author agrees to amendments on continuing-education requirement
Summary
AB 432, the Menopause Equity Act, would expand physician training on menopause and perimenopause and passed the Business, Professions & Economic Development Committee after the author agreed to pursue incentive-based amendments.
Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan presented AB 432, the Menopause Equity Act, proposing continuing-education requirements and incentives to improve clinician recognition and treatment of perimenopause and menopause. The author said her experience with delayed diagnosis motivated the bill and that many clinicians lack training: “Most women like me won't be able to diagnose what is happening in their body when it isn't one of the main symptoms,” she told the committee.
Scientists and clinicians testified in support. Emily Jacobs (director, Women’s Brain Health Initiative, UCSB)…
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