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Menopause and HRT
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Menopause Matters
Aims to provide easily accessible, up-to-date, accurate information about the menopause and treatment options, so that women and health professionals can make informed choices about menopause management. Written by UK gynaecologists.
The Menopause
Women’s Health Concern provides an independent service to advise, reassure and educate women about their health concerns. They provide a range of factsheets including one in this area.
Complementary/Alternative Therapies for Menopausal Women
Women’s Health Concern provides an independent service to advise, reassure and educate women about their health concerns. They provide a range of factsheets including one in this area.
A Healthy Menopause: Diet, Nutrition and Lifestyle Guidance
Women’s Health Concern provides an independent service to advise, reassure and educate women about their health concerns. They provide a range of factsheets including one in this area.
HRT
Women’s Health Concern provides an independent service to advise, reassure and educate women about their health concerns. They provide a range of factsheets including one in this area.
HRT: What you should know about the risks and benefits
Women’s Health Concern provides an independent service to advise, reassure and educate women about their health concerns. They provide a range of factsheets including one in this area.
Daisy Network
The Daisy Network (previously known as the Daisy Chain) is a registered charity and support group for women suffering PREMATURE MENOPAUSE - that is, a menopause before the age of 40. This condition affects 1% of women. In Britain currently, approximately 110,000 women between the ages of 12 and 40 are experiencing premature menopause.
Hormone Replacement Therapy: the risks and benefits of treatment
From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
earlymenopauseuk.co.uk
A website for women who have experienced or aregoing through the menopause, but especially for those of whom it has hitearly. The site, run by women going through the menopause, aims to offerssupport and advice to anyone wanting to know more or find informationabout the menopause. They have a forum, live chat rooms and a section tomeet other women in your area.
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
Information on the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). From the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
HRT and the Change of Life
This site is edited by Derek McLintock, BSc MB BS FRCOG, a Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician based in Hertfordshire, UK.
Explaining Risk and Study Design - The Role of HRT
The British Menopause Society is a registered charity aimed at the medical profession and is open to healthcare professionals specialising in the menopause, including consultants, trainee gynaecologists, GP's and nursing professionals. They provide a wide range of information including one in this area.
HRT and Breast Cancer
The British Menopause Society is a registered charity aimed at the medical profession and is open to healthcare professionals specialising in the menopause, including consultants, trainee gynaecologists, GP's and nursing professionals. They provide a wide range of information including one in this area.
Mammograms and HRT
The British Menopause Society is a registered charity aimed at the medical profession and is open to healthcare professionals specialising in the menopause, including consultants, trainee gynaecologists, GP's and nursing professionals. They provide a wide range of information including one in this area.
Medical Alternatives to Hormone Replacement Therapy
The British Menopause Society is a registered charity aimed at the medical profession and is open to healthcare professionals specialising in the menopause, including consultants, trainee gynaecologists, GP's and nursing professionals. They provide a wide range of information including one in this area.
Ovarian Cancer and HRT
The British Menopause Society is a registered charity aimed at the medical profession and is open to healthcare professionals specialising in the menopause, including consultants, trainee gynaecologists, GP's and nursing professionals. They provide a wide range of information including one in this area.
Premature Menopause
The British Menopause Society is a registered charity aimed at the medical profession and is open to healthcare professionals specialising in the menopause, including consultants, trainee gynaecologists, GP's and nursing professionals. They provide a wide range of information including one in this area.
The Initial Menopause Consultation
The British Menopause Society is a registered charity aimed at the medical profession and is open to healthcare professionals specialising in the menopause, including consultants, trainee gynaecologists, GP's and nursing professionals. They provide a wide range of information including one in this area.
Medicine Guide for Hormone Replacement Therapy
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Menopause
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
HRT implants
Information from BUPA.
Menopause
Information from BUPA.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
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- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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