Latest News & Updates

30 January 2026

The Australasian Menopause Society (AMS) welcomes continued Australian Government funding to strengthen menopause education and support for health professionals across the country.

30 October 2025

Insights from Healthcare Professionals Across Australia & New Zealand. This research report shares insights from 246 healthcare professionals across Australia and New Zealand, revealing the challenges, priorities, and supports needed to deliver evidence-based menopause care.

20 October 2025

The 27th Australasian Menopause Society (AMS) annual congress was held in Fremantle 12-14th September 2025 and brought together more than 400 health professionals for three days of rich discussions, research updates, and clinical insights.

14 October 2025

The Theme for World Menopause Day 2025 is Lifestyle Medicine. Menopause marks a significant physiological transition with far-reaching implications for women’s long-term health and wellbeing. While not a disease, the menopausal transition can be accompanied by symptoms and health risks that warrant personalised, holistic approaches to care.

17 September 2025

On Saturday 13 September, AMS members gathered for our Annual General Meeting, where we celebrated leadership transitions and welcomed our new Board of Directors.

21 August 2025

Menopause is an inevitable component of ageing and encompasses the loss of ovarian reproductive function, either occurring spontaneously or secondary to other conditions. It is not yet possible to accurately predict the onset of menopause.

23 May 2025

AMS’s 27th annual conference will be held in Fremantle 12-14th September 2025 The Annual Congress is a perfect opportunity to network and to become acquainted with the latest information on managing the menopause.

20 January 2025

It is with great sadness, that I received a phone call on Sunday 4th of January 2025 saying Stella Milsom had died at home after a short illness.

09 October 2024

The theme for World Menopause Day 2024 is Menopause and Menopause Hormone Therapy. Though menopause and menopause hormone therapy are well understood in some parts of the world, they still receive little attention or remain controversial in others.

14 June 2024

On 13 June 2024 the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care released national trend data in a new report suggesting that women may be turning from hysterectomy to less invasive treatments for heavy menstrual bleeding.

05 October 2023

The theme for World Menopause Day 2023 is Cardiovascular Disease. Breast cancer is often believed to be the number one cause of death and disability in women. In reality, it is cardiovascular disease. The number of cases of cardiovascular disease is high… and continuing to rise.

04 October 2022

The theme for World Menopause Day 2022 is Cognition and Mood. Cognitive complaints are frequent in midlife women and are associated with decreased quality of life.

30 September 2021

The theme for World Menopause Day 2021 is Bone Health. Osteoporosis and associated fractures present a major challenge in improving global health outcomes.

10 September 2015

Dr Alice MacLennan, who was Chair of The Council of Affiliated Menopause Societies (CAMS) from 2005 until 2008, passed away on September 10th, 2015 following a 2-year battle with cancer.