"When she found herself suffering from anxiety attacks brought on by the menopause, Mariella Frostrup was relieved to learn they could be treated.
She was rather less happy, however, when her insurer refused to pay – on the grounds that menopause-related ailments are considered ‘natural’.
Now the presenter, 52, has accused AXA PPP of ageism and sexism after it declined to fund her treatment despite the fact she forks out £400 a month to cover her family against medical problems.
Miss Frostrup, who also suffers from insomnia, said she cannot turn to the NHS as it does not offer the combination of treatments she requires – leaving her ‘caught between a rock and a hard place’.
Speaking to a gathering of advertising experts, she said: ‘I am going to tell you something very intimate.
‘Like a lot of people my age, I had been suffering from sleeplessness and strange anxiety about things like the Ocado shopping list – stuff that really doesn’t matter in the great scheme of things. I wake at 2am and think: “Did I put carrots on the list?”’
Miss Frostrup, who presents BBC Radio 4’s Open Book and is an editor of High50 magazine for older people, said her GP recommended she see a ‘brilliant gynaecologist’ specialising in the menopause.
But before having an appointment, she had to ask AXA PPP for ‘pre-authorisation’ to make sure it would pay for the treatment. "
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