Menopausal women will make up the biggest U.S. demographic — so why is medicine still ignoring them?

Even though women represent half the population, the natural transition of menopause has been a taboo subject for generations. In the past, scurvy, epilepsy, schizophrenia, madness, hysteria were all blamed on menopause.As recently as the 1960s, menopausal women were called “crippled castrates.” Lisa Mosconi, a neuroscientist and women’s… Master your money. Subscribe to MarketWatch. Get this article and all of MarketWatch. Access from any device. Anywhere. Anytime.Subsc