Menopause Research and Education Fund Resources
Menopause fast facts!
Fact sheet 1: What is menopause
Fact Sheet 2: Menopause Symptom management options
Fact Sheet 3: HRT the benefits and risks explained.
Fact Sheet 4: The Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM)
Fact Sheet 5: HRT/MHT options explained
Fact Sheet 6: Testosterone-fast-facts
Menopause 101 - a CPD accredited online course for healthcare professionals
The Menopause Research and Education Fund (MREF) has a full day CPD accredited online course worth 8 CPD points designed for healthcare professionals and allied healthcare professionals.
It is delivered by British Menopause Society (BMS) accredited menopause specialists and an experienced pelvic floor physiotherapist.
It covers;
- symptoms and diagnosis
- prescribing HRT including testosterone
- lifestyle advice,
- the metabolic changes menopause creates
- mental health and menopause
- cancer and menopause
- unscheduled bleeding management
- pelvic floor and bladder issues
- the genitourinary syndrome of menopause
- progesterone intolerance…and much more.
If you would like to access the course please make a £15 donation to the MREF using the ‘Donate’ button below and send a message via the donation page, or email hello@mref.uk saying you’ve donated and would like to access the course, and we will send you the link to the recording of the course we held in April.
Click below to watch one of the modules.
Your Symptom Check List
This is a great and easy way to monitor and rate your symtpom.
It is a useful assessment tool that you can print out and take to your consultation with your doctor.
With just ten minutes per consultation this could help your doctor understand your symptoms literally at a glance.
Click here to access the Symptom Check List.
What's new?
Our trustee, Diane Danzebrink had teamed up with ForMed to produce an animated video to help explain what women go through from perimenopause to post menopause.
The script is based on real-life experiences and the stories are beautifully told.
Click here to take a look.
The team behind it are Emma Lazenby (director), Liz Harkman (producer) and Diane Danzebrink and Hazel Hayden (executive producers) with support from The Burdett Trust for Nursing, Menopause Support and Bristol Menopause and The National Lottery.
It's a wrap!
A quick summary of what’s in the latest menopause journals.
Got 5 minutes? We’ve got a journal round-up for you!
We know healthcare professionals are time poor, so to help you keep up with what you need to know about menopause we’ve pulled together a quick summary of what’s new in the latest menopause medical journals.
Click here to skim through and stay on top of what you need to know with the Menopause Research and Education Fund’s Journal Wrap.
Useful videos on menopause
Useful links for all:
If you’re approaching menopause, are post menopausal, have gone through early or premature menopause (POI) or surgical or medically induced menopause – you’ll need some information you can trust.
Here are a few useful links and resources.
- The “Understanding Menopause” Booklet from Menopause Support – a great all round introduction to menopause.
- The British Menopause Society (BMS) – a wealth of information for health care professionals and those who go through menopause.
- The Women’s Health Concern – the patient focused arm of the BMS.
- The Daisy Network – a charity that provides support and information for women who’ve gone through early or premature menopause.
- The NICE Guidelines on Menopause.
- The International Menopause Society.
- The Menopause Society (formerly the North American Menopause Society.)
- The Australasian Menopause Society
- The European Menopause Society
- The ISSWSH – the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health
The Lancet has published a series on menopause aimed at balancing the discussion on Menopause. It claims menopause has been over medicalised and a more patient focused ‘shared’ care’ approach is now needed.
Critics have said the series “Menopause: Optimising Health and reducing the stigma” is unbalanced in the way it has presented data and has drawn criticism from two respected International Menopause Society (IMS) experts, Professors Susan Davis and Rod Baber who wrote in an IMS press release:
“…the messaging regarding therapy is mixed and potentially confusing. …
“The authors seem determined to minimise the important role of MHT in helping many women as they reach menopause. They ignore other published systematic reviews which all agree that MHT is the most effective treatment for vasomotor symptoms, is as effective as other bone-specific therapies (anti-resorptive agents) in reducing postmenopausal osteoporosis and associated fractures and, unlike some anti-resorptives, is not associated with an increased risk of fracture upon stopping treatment.”
Here is the link to The Lancet.
Subscribe to It's a Wrap! A quick, 5 minute summary of what's in the latest menopause related journals delivered directly to your inbox!
We know how hard it is to stay on top of everything that comes out in the medical press, but if you have an interest in menopause and want to stay up-to-date, you need this in your inbox!
A curated whiz through the journals as they come out so you stay ‘in the know!’
