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Menopause and HRT

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Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) The leaflets section of Patient UK

Includes a leaflet called Menopause and HRT.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) 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.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) 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.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) 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.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) 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.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) 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.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) 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.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) 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.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) 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.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) 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.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

Information on the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). From the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif)  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.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) 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.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) 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.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) 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.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) 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.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) 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.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) 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.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) 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.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) 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.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Menopause

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) HRT implants

Information from BUPA.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Menopause

Information from BUPA.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Menopause

Information from BMJ best treatments.


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Checked: 11 Jun 2009

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