The British Menopause Society (BMS), established in 1989, educates, informs and guides Healthcare professionals on menopause and all aspects of post reproductive health. This is achieved through an annual programme of lectures, conferences, meetings, exhibitions and our interactive website. We offer a range of publications including our quarterly journal Post Reproductive Health and the definitive handbook Management of the Menopause.
written resources, infographics, signpostings
present a programme hosted by
Louise Minchin showing the changing
attitudes to menopause in the workplace
‘Menopause: The Change is Here’
A news-style programme with Louise Minchin for World Menopause Day 2021
Individuals, health professionals and businesses speak out and change is most certainly here
Gender Language Policy
The British Menopause Society (BMS) recognises that patients have diverse gender identities. In our publications, literature, and other printed and digital materials, the BMS uses the word “woman” (and the pronouns “she” and “her”) to describe patients or individuals whose sex assigned at birth was female, whether they identify as female, male, or non-binary.
As gender language continues to evolve in the scientific and medical communities, the BMS will periodically reassess this usage and will make appropriate adjustments as necessary. When describing or referencing study populations used in research, BMS will use the gender terminology reported by the study investigators.
Education calendar overview
Principles & Practice of Menopause Care (PPMC) course
26 January 2022 - 13 February 2022
Menopause – The Foundations
14 February 2022 - 15 February 2022
Principles & Practice of Menopause Care (PPMC) course
16 February 2022 - 6 March 2022
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for menopause symptoms
10 March 2022 - 31 March 2022
Principles & Practice of Menopause Care (PPMC) course
27 April 2022 - 15 May 2022
BMS Menopause Café
4 May 2022 - 24 May 2022
Principles & Practice of Menopause Care (PPMC) course
25 May 2022 - 12 June 2022
Latest news
- The BMS recommendations to the DHSC have now been published online in Post Reproductive Health Journal
- 10 January 2022
- The British Menopause Society (BMS) recommendations to the DHSC’s call for evidence to inform the development of the Women’s Health Strategy have now been published
- An American study reported on changes in cycle or menses length in women receiving COVID-19 vaccination
- 10 January 2022
- An American study reported on changes in cycle or menses length in women receiving COVID-19 vaccination and concluded that COVID-19 vaccination is associated with a
- NIHR research shows some types of HRT are linked to lower risks of breast cancer
- 21 December 2021
- Women considering hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can be reassured about the risk of breast cancer. New research suggests that HRT is generally linked to only
- British Menopause Society further update on HRT supply shortages (22 November 2021)
- 22 November 2021
- The British Menopause Society has issued this update on HRT product availability to provide guidance to BMS members and clinical practitioners on the current availability
Bioidentical HRT
The full BMS Consensus Statement on Bioidentical HRT is available to non-Members.
Our patient arm
Women’s Health Concern (WHC) was founded in 1979 and became the patient arm of the BMS in 2012. It provides an independent service to advise, reassure and educate women of all ages about their gynaecological and sexual health, wellbeing and lifestyle concerns.
Information for non-professionals can also be found at Menopause Matters.
Affiliations
The British Menopause Society is a specialist society associated with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
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