The board of trustees of the British Menopause Society (BMS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kathy Abernethy as Director of Clinical Practice, a new role within the Society. Kathy Abernethy is a founding member of the British Menopause Society, having joined its first council in 1990. She has since served as Chair [...]
Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) and early menopause (EM) affect an estimated 4% and 12% of women respectively, with significant adverse health and psychological impacts. In 2024, the International Menopause Society (IMS), in partnership with the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and the Monash Centre [...]
Healthcare professionals who see menopausal women with vulvo-vaginal atrophy (VVA), as part of genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), are invited to take part in a new University of Melbourne survey exploring how this condition is diagnosed, discussed and treated in practice. The survey is part of a qualitative research project documenting the perspectives of [...]
Extended MHRA licence for elinzanetant in breast cancer patients The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has extended the licence for elinzanetant, an NK1/NK3 receptor antagonist, for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms in women receiving adjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer. This is the first medicine specifically licensed for this [...]
New WHC Fact Sheet: Hormone blood tests in the menopause transition Women's Health Concern (WHC), the patient arm of the British Menopause Society (BMS), has published a new fact sheet examining the role of hormone blood tests in the menopause transition. The resource builds on the BMS Tool for Clinicians on the measurement of [...]
The British Menopause Society has published a new BMS Tool for Clinicians: Menopausal 'brain fog' or dementia? – a practical guide for clinicians. Cognitive symptoms such as memory lapses, difficulty concentrating, and mental fatigue, collectively known as 'brain fog', are frequently reported during perimenopause and menopause, causing patient distress and sometimes prompting concern about [...]
A UCL doctoral research project is mapping current clinical practice around cognitive symptoms in menopause. Findings will inform future guidelines and feed into ongoing British Menopause Society tool development. UCL doctoral student Seren Alaeddinoglu is conducting a study entitled: Screening for menopause-related 'brain fog' in primary care settings. The project has two primary objectives: [...]
A large multinational cohort study published in Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Women's Health (Marschner et al., 2026) provides important evidence on the association between premature and early menopause and major cardiovascular events across diverse regions and ethnic groups. The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiologic (PURE) study followed 111,619 women across 26 countries over a median [...]
Following a BMS consensus review of current evidence, four key clinical resources have been updated to ensure consistency in the tables detailing approximate equivalent estrogen doses and the recommended stand-alone progestogen doses per licensed estrogen dose.
The British Menopause Society (BMS) board of trustees has made the decision to review the BMS menopause specialist programme and, as a result, specialist registration is currently suspended. As the review progresses, the BMS will continue to educate healthcare professionals (HCPs). Completion of the BMS Advanced Certificate in the Principles & Practice of Menopause [...]
