Menopause management: guidelines and position statements
Below find guideline resources from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), the British Menopause Society (BMS), the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as well as jointly issued guidance, on the topic of menopause management.
RCOG Guidelines
- Choosing Contraception around the Menopause (infographic; links to article)FREE
BMS Guidelines and Standards
- HRT after Myocardial Infarction (Mar 24)FREE
- Menopause Practice Standards (June 22)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)
NICE Guidelines
- Menopause: Diagnosis and management (NG23, updated Dec 2019)FREE
- Menopause: Quality standard (QS143, Feb 2017)FREE
- Menopause topic page (published guidance)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, FSRH, 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)
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