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Nearly half of U.S. women ages 40–60 reported experiencing menopausal symptoms during the previous 12 months, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analysis of the 2025 National Health Interview Survey. The nationally representative survey found that 49.4% of women in this age range, representing approximately 16.7 million women, experienced symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disturbances, menstrual irregularities, or vaginal dryness. Symptom prevalence increased with age, from 23.9% among women ages 40–43 to a peak of 67.4% among those ages 52–55, before declining to 53.1% among women ages 56–60. CDC says the findings highlight the substantial prevalence of menopausal symptoms among women in these age groups.
Drug list: It’s important to note that approximately 2.6 million women reported currently taking prescription medication to treat their symptoms. Prescription medication use was highest among women ages 52–55 (21.9%) and lowest among those ages 44–47 (9.9%). With a growing selection of prescription drugs targeting menopause symptoms, urgent care clinicians might increasingly find such treatments on their patients’ list of medications.
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