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WHI and Beyond: Controversies in HRT
WHI and beyond: controversies in HRT Many women have abandoned hormone therapy (HT) following concern over the findings of increased risk of cancers ...Read more...
Tapering HT reduces symptom recurrence
Women who taper HT report significantly lower menopausal symptom scores after discontinuation compared to women who go ‘cold turkey', a survey shows. ...Read more...
HRT and the new incidence of diabetes mellitus
HRT may prevent diabetes in postmenopausal women, a commentator concludes following findings from a large cohort study. HRT and the new incidence of ...Read more...
Improving Sexual Function
Combined vaginal and oral low-dose oestrogen plus progestogen therapy improves dyspareunia, sexual experience, and quality of life in postmenopausal women, a small randomised, placebo-controlled ...Read more...
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AMS Guide to Equivalent HRT Doses
This Information Sheet has been developed as a guideline only to approximately equivalent doses of the different HRT products available 1st July 2009. The intention ...Read more...
The AMS Practitioners Guidelines for Oestradiol (E2) Implants
Introduction Hormone implants as replacement therapy for the menopause have been in use for over 40 years. These guidelines are issued to help medical practitioners. They ...Read more...
The Role of SERMS after Menopause
SERMs is the shorthand term for a class of drug called selective oestrogen receptor modulators. These compounds act like oestrogen in some parts of the ...Read more...
Diagnosing Menopause
DON'T Check FSH, LH, oestradiol or testosterone levels in a woman with symptoms at the normal age for menopause (over 45 years) because these results ...Read more...
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Young investigator grants offered by the Australasian Menopause Society

The Australasian Menopause Society is pleased to offer two Grants for research into “Menopause and Healthy Aging”.

Two grants of $5000 are offered to PhD or post-doctoral researchers. Applicants should send their CV, a 200 word outline of their project and details of their institution and supervisors by June 30, 2009.

Further details from: Vivien Wallace This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 March 2009 )