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The documentary series Loto-Meno caused a shock wave.
Last year, Véronique Cloutier presented Loto-Menoa documentary series in which she denounced the lack of information on perimenopause.
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The series caused a shock wave: a petition demanding the reimbursement of hormones commonly called bio-identical by the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ) has collected more than 260,000 signatures to date. It was the Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, himself who announced to the host that two types of bio-identical hormones would now be reimbursed by the RAMQ.
Mission accomplished all along the line, therefore, for Mme Cloutier who also received congratulations from journalist Madeleine Roy, from the show Investigationwho cross-checked and confirmed the information provided in Loto-Meno.
Does this mean that bioidentical hormones are the solution to all the ills caused by menopause? No. Traditional hormone therapy may work very well for some women. You can also go through menopause without hormone replacement therapy.
This documentary demonstrated that to make the right choices, women must be informed. But Quebec women were not. Even doctors lack training on perimenopause.
This is the merit of the work of Véronique Cloutier and her team: by addressing this taboo subject, they have helped women regain control over their health.
We can be sorry that it took a star to make things happen. But we can also thank Véronique Cloutier for having put her notoriety at the service of all women. It’s not nothing.