The British Menopause Society (BMS) provides education, information and guidance to healthcare professionals specialising in 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.
BMS Menopause Specialists
Apply online for certification as a BMS recognised Menopause Specialist. More details
NICE Menopause clinical guideline is here…
The NICE Guideline on the diagnosis and management of the menopause will play an important role in raising awareness of all menopausal symptoms and in encouraging women to consider lifestyle changes to improve later health.
The Guideline should also clarify uncertainty – both for women and for healthcare professionals – around both prescribed and non-prescribed treatment options.
Forthcoming meetings
Scottish Women’s Health Meeting
6 September 2017
Menopause Special Skills Module
14 September 2017 - 15 September 2017
Women’s Health Meeting
5 October 2017
Menopause Special Skills Module
12 October 2017 - 13 October 2017
Post Reproductive Health - Joint RCOG/BMS meeting
7 November 2017 - 8 November 2017
Women’s Health Meeting
15 November 2017
German Menopause Society Annual Symposium 2017
17 November 2017 - 18 November 2017
WHC 27th Annual Symposium on Women's Health
1 December 2017
Menopause Special Skills Module
1 March 2018 - 2 March 2018
Latest news
- Guardian article: HRT and vaginal moisturisers? Here’s what really helps women
- 7 August 2017
- Kathy Abernethy, the new BMS chairman, said: “Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is absolutely the best treatment for hot flushes and sweats that affect daily life.
- HRT and hearing loss
- 10 May 2017
- A paper published today in Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause Society, reports that Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy may be associated with a
- Kirsty Wark: Menopause and Me - catch up now available
- 25 April 2017
- Just in case you missed these two excellent TV programmes last Thursday, 20 April, here are the links.
Conference and meeting reports
The BMS 27th Annual Conference
This year's conference, entitled "Menopause care – past, present and future", was held in Warwickshire on 6 and 7 July 2017.
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 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 affiliated to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare. Working together we have developed theoretical and practical training modules aimed at those healthcare professionals who regularly work in the field of women’s health.
 | BMS is a founder member of Women’s Health Alliance – working together for women. |
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Website last reviewed: June 2017