Management Area

AMS provides information for doctors and other health practitioners in supporting women through midlife health and the menopause.

The Information Sheets have been organised into the following management areas for ease of reference. 

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Menopause Basics

• What is menopause?
• Diagnosing Menopause
• Perimenopause or Menopausal Transition
• Glossary of Terms  

Treatment Options

• A Practitioner’s Toolkit for the Management of the Menopause
• Lifestyle and behavioural modifications for menopausal symptoms
• Menopause – Combined Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT)
• Menopause – Oestrogen Only Therapy
• AMS Guide to MHT/HRT Doses Australia
• AMS Guide to MHT/HRT Doses New Zealand
• Tibolone as menopausal hormone therapy
• NonHormonal Treatments for Menopausal Symptoms

Early Menopause

• Spontaneous Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
• Early Menopause due to Chemotherapy
• Surgical Menopause

Risks and Benefits

• Risk and Benefits of MHT
• Venous thrombosis/thromboembolism risk and menopausal treatments

Uro-genital

• Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
• Vaginal health after breast cancer: A guide for patients

Bones

• Calcium Supplements
• Osteoporosis
• SERMs – their role in menopause managementERMs

Sex and Psychological

• Sexual difficulties in the menopause
• Sleep Disturbance and the Menopause
• Mood and the menopause

Alternative Therapies

• Complementary and Herbal Therapies for Hot Flushes
• Bioidentical custom compounded hormone therapy

Contraception

• Contraception

Note: Medical and scientific information provided and endorsed by the Australasian Menopause Society might not be relevant to a particular person's circumstances and should always be discussed with that person's own healthcare provider.

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Content updated October 2024