Addressing the Challenges of Online Misinformation and Unregulated Products in the Clinical Management of Menopause.

Abstract

The volume of menopause content on social media has increased exponentially. Although some information is evidence based, the reality is much of what has proved popular is not. Social media exposes health care professionals and patients alike to misleading terminology as well as products and services that are unsupported by the literature and guidelines or, in some cases, harmful. Health care professionals committed to evidence-based medicine should be aware of myths and misleading menopause-related content on social media so they can answer questions and provide anticipatory guidance regarding what their patients may have been or will be exposed to on social media.