48% of menopausal women have hot flashes and 44% experienced weight gain, new Yahoo News/YouGov poll finds

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More than 1 million women in the U.S. experience menopause each year. But despite menopause being a common life transition, there is still a lot that’s not understood about this life stage — along with confusion over how to safely help women going through it.

A recent Yahoo News/YouGov poll finds that many women going through menopause struggle with several symptoms, but aren’t using available treatments that can help them to feel better. Doctors who treat women in menopause say that, unfortunately, they see this in the patient population too.

So what are the biggest symptoms women in menopause are experiencing, and what can help? Here’s a breakdown.

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