STAT First Opinion: Hswen - Reddit, Menopause, and What Doctors Are Missing (Aug 2026)

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Publisher: STAT (First Opinion) · Published: August 27, 2026 · Accessed: August 27, 2026

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• The lead author of the JAMA Network Open divergence study proposes three broader questions for the exam room: 'What else has changed? What are you experiencing that you don't understand? What feels different from a year ago?' (STAT First Opinion, Aug 27 2026).
• When a woman describes something that doesn't fit what clinicians already know, 'doctors' first response should not be to dismiss it because it isn't in the textbook. We should ask whether the textbook is incomplete' (Hswen, STAT First Opinion, Aug 27 2026).
• What isn't documented in the health record shouldn't be mistaken for what doesn't exist (Hswen's framing, STAT First Opinion, Aug 27 2026).