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The WHC 36th Annual Symposium took place in London on Tuesday 13 October, bringing together GPs, nurses, specialists and allied health professionals working in menopause and post reproductive health. The programme was multidisciplinary, with contributions from psychiatry, oncology, breast surgery, dermatology, gastroenterology, gynaecology and psychosexual medicine. Its focus was on questions that arise in [...]

The British Menopause Society (BMS) Management of the Menopause Certificate (MMC) has been shortlisted in the People Development Programme of the Year – Public Sector category at the Learning Awards 2027, in partnership with Amphigean. The category celebrates strategic workforce development programmes that have strengthened capability, improved operational effectiveness and enhanced service delivery. Winners [...]

Menopause and Cancer, a non-profit organisation supporting cancer survivors experiencing treatment-induced menopause is conducting a survey on menopause care after cancer. Menopause care after cancer is clinically complex, and evidence suggests that many women in the UK do not receive the support or treatment they need. Reasons reported include limited training, time constraints and [...]

The British Menopause Society (BMS) board of trustees is pleased to announce that Mr Paul Simpson has taken up his position as Chair. He assumed office at the end of the BMS Annual General Meeting (AGM), which took place online on Wednesday 23 September 2026. From left to right: Professor Janice Rymer, Mr [...]

A large nationwide case-control study from Denmark, published this month, examines associations between current use of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) and risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), ischaemic stroke, and myocardial infarction (MI).MHT remains an effective and well-established treatment for menopausal symptoms, with recognised benefits for quality of life and bone health. As with all treatments, [...]

Dr Heather Currie and Kathy Abernethy, BMS Trustees, and Emily Josif, BMS Communications Manager, were invited to attend the Menopause Society of Ireland (MSI) Conference on 12 September 2026. The event was dedicated this year to a single, clear theme: debunking menopause myths that continue to affect menopause care and post reproductive health. Misinformation [...]

The British Menopause Society (BMS) is pleased to announce the launch of a new Instagram page for Women’s Health Concern (WHC), the patient voice of the BMS.There is a growing concern about the volume of unregulated and, in some cases, inaccurate menopause-related information circulating on social media and other online platforms. This Instagram page has [...]

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 [...]