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Since 1988 the AMS has been at the forefront of new directions in women's health and aims to bring accurate, evidence-based information to health professionals and the community.

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The AMS wants to know what you think about our website. Our survey is largely multiple choice questions requiring you to tick options so it takes only a couple of minutes to...
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Menopausal HRT

Professor Rod Baber has written a very clear Update on HRT for 2010. It is an area that is still subject to considerable controversy and this Update is an excellent summary....
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SSRIs and Tamoxifen

SSRIs and Tamoxifen A population-based cohort study has found that paroxetine use during tamoxifen treatment is associated with an increased risk of death from breast cancer. The study can be read...
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Multivitamins and Breast Cancer Risk

Multivitamins and breast cancer risk An observational study of more than 35,000 postmenopausal women which found an association between multivitamin intake and a small increased risk of breast cancer has received wide...
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What is menopause?

The menopause is sometimes called 'the change of life' as it marks the end of a woman's reproductive life. At menopause, eggs are no longer produced by the ovary and production...
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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 is to help physicians change their...
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Contraception For Women Approaching Menopause

Fertility naturally declines with age, so when you are heading towards the end of your fertile years, you have a lower chance of becoming pregnant. However, you do still need to...
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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 are unlikely to change your management. The...
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The Australasian Menopause Society Young Investigator's Award Winners 2009

Dr Kirsty Walters PhD

ANZAC Research Institute, Hospital Road, Concord, 2139, Australia

For "Androgen receptor mediated actions in female reproductive aging"

Dr Karla Hutt PhD

Prince Henry's Institute, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton

For "Egg supply and the Onset of Menopause"

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