OBJECTIVE: we aimed to provide data collected in women who were active on social media platforms about menopause-associated symptoms and their impact, as well as resources, preferences and needs, with a specific focus on non-hormonal strate…
OBJECTIVE: This study involved a secondary data analysis of Health & Her app data to investigate medical profiles and menopausal symptom clusters. STUDY DESIGN: Using a linear mixed effects model, we assessed how medical conditions, includ…
Purpose: We performed a retrospective audit of General Practitioners' (GPs) referrals to the specialist Menopause Clinic at Guys and St Thomas's (GSTT) between 2021 and 2022. We aim to establish the indication for the referrals and whether …
OBJECTIVE: To explore postmenopausal women's attitudes and knowledge of the menopause. STUDY DESIGN: An online survey to evaluate women's attitudes and knowledge of the menopause, promoted via social media. In this study, only the data fro…
OBJECTIVE: To explore perimenopausal women's feelings towards their periods, the impact on their wellbeing and how we can support them. STUDY DESIGN: Participants were recruited for focus groups through social media advertisements. In 6 on…
In the early part of 2021, the government launched a call for evidence to inform the development of the Women's Health Strategy with the objective of better understanding women's experiences of the health and care system and to help improve…
Objective To evaluate the role of transvaginal ultrasound triage in women with a history of tamoxifen treatment who present with post-menopausal bleeding. Study design A retrospective review was undertaken of patients who presented with sym…
Medical management of endometriosis and fibroids involves manipulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis to alter the balance of sex hormones thereby inhibiting disease progression and ameliorate symptoms. Unfortunately, resultant …
OBJECTIVE: To explore the current clinical attitudes of members of the British Menopause Society to the management of premature ovarian insufficiency. DESIGN: An electronic cross-sectional questionnaire survey. SETTING: Members of the Bri…
An email survey of patients attending a PMS and Menopause Centre produced 238 patients whose principal presenting symptom was depression. Seventy-seven percent claimed to have had severe or moderate depression, 17% had had at least one psyc…