The Australasian Menopause Society’s report, Menopause in Focus 2025: Insights from Primary & Specialist Practice, is now available. Drawing on feedback from 246 healthcare professionals across Australia and New Zealand, the report provides an in-depth look at the current challenges, priorities, and support required to strengthen evidence-based menopause care.

The research provides valuable insight into what clinicians are experiencing on the frontline of midlife women's health. 

Three clear themes emerged:

1. The Challenges. Misinformation and low public awareness ranked as the top challenge (33%), followed closely by workforce and time constraints (31%), and medication access and shortages (25%). Many respondents expressed concern about the impact of social media misinformation, inadequate consultation time for complex menopause management, and ongoing disruptions to hormone therapy supply.
2. What Clinicians Need. When asked about the most important supports, two-thirds of respondents (66%) identified up-to-date clinical guidelines as their top priority. This was followed by practical tools for patient education and communication (54%), and easy access to research summaries and latest evidence (47%).
3. Sector Priorities: To strengthen menopause care overall, 68% of respondents called for consistent and evidence-based messaging around menopause, while 61% emphasised the need for improved training and education for all healthcare professionals. Greater equity in care access for rural and underserved populations (44%) and increased research funding (43%) rounded out the top priorities.

Following these findings and recognising the urgent need for accessible, reliable information, AMS has launched user-friendly AMS Content Hub to make evidence-based resources easy to find and apply in practice. This hub consolidates our clinical guidelines, patient education materials, recordings of past events and latest research summaries in one centralised location.

As we move into 2026, AMS remains committed to supporting clinicians and improving the health outcomes of women transitioning through midlife.