The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Women's Health Ambassador for England, Professor Dame Lesley Regan, are hosting a series of webinars to support the establishment of women’s health hubs. The webinars will look at a range of themes, such as how to set up women’s health hubs and how they [...]
For a balanced and authoritative 16-minute discussion of the recent Copenhagen University observational study into HRT and the risk of dementia listen to Professor Pauline Maki, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA, speaking on Radio 4 Woman's Hour on 29 June 2023. Professor Maki was a keynote speaker at the BMS annual scientific conference in [...]
A message from Paula Briggs, Chairman and Sara Moger, Chief Executive Mr Edward Morris BSc MBBS MD FROCG. Regional Medical Director, East of England, Consultant Gynaecologist, Norwich, Trustee and Past Chair (2013 – 2015) British Menopause Society (BMS) Co-editor of Post Reproductive Health, the Journal of the BMS Immediate Past President, Royal College of [...]
We are delighted to announce the publication of a new BMS Tool for Clinicians – Menopause in ethnic minority women – developed in collaboration with BMS member, Dr Shashi Prasad. Dr Prasad, an experienced GP and certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician, is passionate about increasing menopause awareness and improving menopause care among ethnic minority women. [...]
Women’s Health Concern (WHC) is delighted to announce the launch of its new Menopause Wellness Hub, in collaboration with Nigel Denby. For more than 15 years, WHC has developed a close relationship with Nigel, a Registered Dietician, who specialises in supporting women during menopause transition. Nigel is the founder of Harley St at Home [...]
Utrogestan® 100 mg capsules are currently in short supply and subject to a serious shortages protocol (SSP). This is due to a discrepancy in supply and demand, as a result of increasing awareness about menopause management and specific hormone replacement therapy regimes, recommending Utrogestan® as the progestogenic arm of HRT. Although the manufacturer, Besins, [...]
The women’s health hub model represents a significant opportunity to improve access, experiences and outcomes in women’s healthcare.
Joint safety alert from the British Menopause Society, Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, Society for Endocrinology and the Royal College of Nursing Women’s Health Forum. This safety alert has been produced in response to questions raised in relation to appropriate doses of [...]
From today (1 April) women in England will be able to access cheaper Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to help with menopause symptoms New HRT prescription prepayment certificate (PPC) will help around 400,000 women save hundreds of pounds annually, with costs reduced to less than £20 a year The certificate is available to get online [...]
The National Institute of Health Research is looking to fund research on the benefits and risks of testosterone in women during the menopause. A team of clinicians, researchers, and women in menopause, which includes Paula Briggs, Haitham Hamoda, Tim Hillard, Nick Panay, Lynne Robinson, Melanie Davies and Channa Jayasena, is designing a trial to [...]
