For healthcare professionals
The British Menopause Society (BMS) is the specialist authority for menopause and post reproductive health in the UK. Established in 1989, the BMS educates, informs and guides healthcare professionals, working in both primary and secondary care, on menopause and all aspects of post reproductive health.
written resources, infographics, signpostings
‘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
BMS menopause café - Hot topics in menopause care
4 May 2022 - 24 May 2022
Principles & Practice of Menopause Care (PPMC) course
25 May 2022 - 12 June 2022
Menopause – The Foundations
13 June 2022 - 14 June 2022
BMS 31st Annual Scientific Conference
30 June 2022 - 1 July 2022
Principles & Practice of Menopause Care (PPMC) course
31 August 2022 - 18 September 2022
Principles & Practice of Menopause Care (PPMC) course
21 September 2022 - 9 October 2022
Menopause – The Foundations
26 September 2022
Latest news
- Joint BMS, FSRH, RCGP and RCOG position statement on the supply shortages of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
- 6 May 2022
- The BMS, FSRH, RCGP and RCOG have released a position statement on the supply shortages of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) To read the full statement
- Radio 4 Woman's Hour: HRT shortages and testosterone for women
- 5 May 2022
- For a balanced and authoritative 6 minute summary of the current situation concerning HRT shortages and testosterone for women, listen to Dr Paula Briggs, Chair
- BMS comment on Channel 4 programme: Davina McCall: Sex, Myths and the Menopause
- 3 May 2022
- The British Menopause Society welcomes the further high-profile discussions about menopause and the role of HRT. The menopause transition can have a significant impact on
- DHSC announces three month limit for three HRT products to ensure continued access
- 2 May 2022
- Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) issued to limit dispensing to 3 months’ supply of Oestrogel®, Ovestin® cream and Premique Low Dose® to ensure women across the
Bioidentical HRT
The full BMS Consensus Statement on Bioidentical HRT is available to non-Members.
Our patient arm
Women’s Health Concern (WHC), established in 1972 and the patient arm of the BMS since 2012. WHC provides a confidential, independent service to advise, inform and reassure women about their gynaecological, sexual and post reproductive health.
Affiliations
The British Menopause Society is a specialist society associated with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
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