Menopause Management Resources

Courses and training

Below find blended learning (theoretical plus practical) and in-person training programmes from the College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH), and other training programmes developed by the BMS on the topic of menopause management.

CoSRH:

• Menopause Care Professional Diploma ((learning and assessments to be completed within two years)
• Menopause Care Professional Certificate (learning and assessments to be completed within two years)
• Essentials of Menopause Care (half-day course, not assessed)

BMS Training:

• Menopause Training (BMS webpage outlining training programmes for a range of healthcare professionals including study days for nurses)
• Menopause - The Foundations (two-day course aimed at Practice Nurses)

eLearning

Below find eLearning resources from the CoSRH and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) on the topic of menopause management. RCGP resources are free to RCGP Members.

RCGP:

• Five Minutes to Change your Practice: Genitourinary Syndrome of the Menopause (Dec 25)^FREE
• Five Minutes to Change your Practice:  GLP-1 agonists, contraception and HRT (June 25)^FREE
• Five Minutes to Change your Practice: Over the counter treatment of the menopause (Oct 23)^FREE 
• Menopause (Sep 22; updated June 2025 – this 30-minute course aims to provide education and raise awareness of menopause with a specific focus on prescribing of HRT for generalists in primary care)^FREE
• Menopause and Beyond (Women's Health Hub)^FREE
• Sex and Perimenopause (self assessed)^{FREE TO RCGP MEMBERS}

Guidelines

Below find guideline resources from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), the British Menopause Society (BMS), the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the Primary Care Women's Health Society (PCWHS) – as well as jointly issued guidance – on the topic of menopause management. 

RCOG:

• Choosing Contraception around the Menopause (infographic; links to article)^FREE

BMS

• Use of Incretin-based Therapies in Women Using Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) (Apr 25)
• New FAQ Document – Joint Guideline on Management of Unscheduled Bleeding on HRT (Dec 24)^FREE
• Management of Menopause for Women with Cardiovascular Disease (Oct 24)^FREE
• Management of Menopausal Symptoms Following Treatment of Gynaecological Cancer (Aug 24)
• Bioidentical HRT (Mar 24)^FREE
• Benefits and Risks of HRT Before and After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis (Mar 24)
• HRT after Myocardial Infarction (Mar 24)^FREE
• Menopause Practice Standards (updated June 2026)^Free
• BMS & WHC’s 2020 Recommendations on Hormone Replacement Therapy in Menopausal Women (2020)^FREE
• Tools for Clinicians: Information for GPs and other health professionals links to the following series of factsheets and guidelines:
  • CBT for Menopausal Symptoms
  • Prescribable Alternatives to HRT
  • HRT − Practical Prescribing
  • HRT Guide
  • Progestogens and Endometrial Protection
  • Induced Menopause in Women with Endometriosis
  • HIV and the Menopause
  • Migraine and HRT
  • Menopause and the Workplace Guidance: What to consider
  • Testosterone Replacement in Menopause
  • Understanding the Risks of Breast Cancer (using HRT − infographic for patients)

ESHRE:

• Guideline on Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (2024) – includes a healthcare professional toolkit and patient version^FREE

NICE:

• Menopause: Diagnosis and management (NG23, updated Apr 2026)^FREE
• Menopause: Quality standard (QS143, Feb 2017)^FREE

PCWHS:

• Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM) (May 25)^FREE

Joint Guidance and Statements:

• Joint BMS guidance on the Management of Unscheduled Bleeding on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
  in association with the British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy, British Gynaecological Cancer Society, CoSRH, Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT), RCGP and RCOG (April 2024)^FREE
• Joint BMS, FSRH, RCGP and RCOG Position Statement on the Supply Shortages of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) (May 2022)

Reviews

Below find journal review articles from the Royal College of Obstetricians (RCOG),  the RCGP InnovAiT journal and the British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) on the topic of menopause management, as well as from the British Menopause Society (BMS), the Collaborative Group on Hormonal Factors in Breast Cancer, the International Menopause Society (IMS) and others.

Articles from The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG) below, which are not marked FREE or which are not open access, may require a subscription or institutional access to read the full content. Check with your university or hospital library regarding institutional access to articles from this journal. 

Access to InnovAiT is free to members of the RCGP through the MyRCGP login.

RCOG:

• Menopause Care: Alternatives to hormone replacement therapy (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2025; 27: 308–320)
• A Focus on Progestogens in Hormone Replacement Therapy (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2023; 25: 263–271)
• Menopause and Mental Health (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2023; 25: 229–238)
• Laser Treatment for Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (Scientific Impact Paper No. 72, 2022)^FREE
• Androgens in Postmenopausal Women (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2022; 24: 228–241)^FREE
• Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy and the Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy Below the Age of Natural Menopause (Scientific Impact Paper No. 66, 2021) 
• Vaginal Estrogen Deficiency (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2019; 21: 37–42) 

InnovAiT and BJGP:

• Diagnosis and Management of the Menopause (InnovAiT 2021; 14(10): 590–598)^{FREE to RCGP members via MyRCGP login}
• When, Why, and How to Stop HRT: Women and clinicians need more evidence (BJGP 2025; 75 (756): 292–294)^{FREE to RCGP members via MyRCGP login}
  

BMS:

• Measurement of Serum Estradiol in the Menopause Transition (July 25)^FREE
• Managing Sleep Disturbance During the Menopause Transition (Aug 25)^FREE
  

Collaborative Group on Hormonal Factors in Breast Cancer:

• Type and Timing of Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer risk: Individual participant meta-analysis of the worldwide epidemiological evidence (Lancet 2019; 394: 1159–1169)^FREE

International Menopause Society:

• Premature Ovarian Insufficiency: an International Menopause Society white paper (Climacteric 2020; 23: 426–446)^FREE

Other Journal Reviews:

• The Use of HRT Containing Transdermal Estradiol in Women With a Personal History of Venous or Arterial Thromboembolism: A consecutive series of 115 cases (Post Reproductive Health 2025; 31(4): 249–253)^FREE
• Impact of Hormonal Replacement Therapy on Menopausal Women with Psychosis: A literature review (Post Reproductive Health 2025; 31(4):267–272)^FREE
• Emotional and Cognitive Effects of Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy (Psychological Medicine 2026; 56: e24)^FREE
• Does Online Information About Hormone Replacement Therapy (or Menopause Hormone Therapy) Reflect Indications from the British National Formulary and Guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: A cross-sectional study of UK media (BMJ Open 2025; 15: e09477)^FREE
• Safe prescribing of testosterone in a GP setting: An audit  (Post Reproductive Health 2025; 0(0),  doi:10.1177/20533691251362374)
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Brain Health and the Menopause (Post Reproductive Health 2025; 31: 97–104)^FREE
• Cardiovascular Outcomes of Menopause Hormone Therapy Initiated in Women Aged ≥60 years or ≥10 years Post-menopause: Systematic review of the literature (Post Reproductive Health 2025; 0(0). doi:10.1177/20533691251341713)
• Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy and Reduction of All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease: it’s about time and timing (Cancer J 2022; 28(3): 208–223)^FREE 

Website and patient resources

Below find website resources aimed at patients and healthcare professionals on the topic of the menopause and women's health.

• Rock My Menopause^FREE
• PCWHS resources for healthcare professionals and patient leaflets on menopause management and other areas of women's health^FREE