Obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive medicine guidelines

Menopause

Guidelines, reviews, statements, recommendations, standards

Menopause, hormone replacement therapy

• Asia
  • Climacteric
    • Updated clinical recommendations for the use of tibolone in Asian women [2010]
• Australia
  • National Health and Medical Research Council
    • Hormone Replacement Therapy [2005]
    • Hormone replacement therapy for women at or after the menopause - A comprehensive literature review [2004]
• Australia, New Zealand
  • Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Management of the menopause [2011]
• Canada
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • Hormone Replacement Therapy
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • Menopause and osteoporosis update 2009 [2009]
• Germany
  • Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
    • Hormone therapy in perimenopause and postmenopause (HT) [2011]
• Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Guidelines for the Administration of Hormone Replacement Therapy [2006]
• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Oestrogen and progestogen hormone replacement therapy for peri-menopausal and post-menopausal women: weight and body fat distribution
• Italy
  • BMC Women's Health
    • Informing women about hormone replacement therapy: the Consensus conference statement [2009]
• Sri Lanka
  • Sri Lanka Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    • Position statement of the Menopause Society of Sri Lanka on estrogen and progestogen use in peri- and post-menopausal women and some other management options [2009]
• Sweden
  • Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care
    • Hormone Replacement Therapy [2002]
• United Kingdom
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Ovarian cyst aspiration - query bank [2009]
    • Menopause and Hormone Replacement - study group recommendations [2004]
    • Ovarian Cysts in Postmenopausal Women [2003]
  • Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
    • Consensus Conference on Hormone Replacement Therapy [2003]
• United States of America
  • American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
    • AACE Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for Diagnosis and Treatment of Menopause [2006]
  • American Cancer Society
    • Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy and Cancer Risk [2009]
  • American Society for Reproductive Medicine
    • Menopause
  • CDC Reproductive Health
    • Menopause
  • Food and Drug Administration
    • Menopause and Hormones
  • Lab Tests Online - American Association for Clinical Chemistry
    • Menopause
  • Madigan Army Medical Center
    • Perimenopausal Symptoms Referral Guidelines [2009]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Estrogen and progestogen use in postmenopausal women: 2010 position statement of The North American Menopause Society [2010]
    • Menopause and hormone replacement therapy (HRT): collaborative decision-making and management. Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement [2008]
  • National Institutes of Health
    • NIH State-of-the-Science Conference Statement on Management of Menopause-Related Symptom [2005]
  • North American Menopause Society
    • Estrogen and progestogen use in postmenopausal women: 2010 position statement of The North American Menopause Society [2010]
    • Estrogen and progestogen use in postmenopausal women: July 2008 position statement of The North American Menopause Society [2008]
    • Recommendations for estrogen and progestogen use in peri- and postmenopausal women [2004]
  • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
    • Hormone Replacement Therapy for the Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women [2005]
• WHO
  • WHO Reproductive Health Library
    • Long-term hormone therapy for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women [2006]
  • World Health Organization
    • Ageing and sexual and reproductive health
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Health Maintenance for Postmenopausal Women [2008]
    • Managing Menopause [2000]
  • Arthritis Research & Therapy
    • Osteoarthritis associated with estrogen deficiency [2009]
  • Australian Family Physician
    • Menopausal transition – assessment in general practice [2011]
    • Hormone therapy – where are we now? [2011]
  • Bangladesh Medical Journal
    • Menopause and Hormone Therapy [2007]
  • British Journal of Anaesthesia
    • Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and anaesthesia [2001]
  • British Medical Journal
    • Benefits and harms associated with hormone replacement therapy: clinical decision analysis [2004]
    • Taking hormone replacement therapy [2003]
    • Making decisions about hormone replacement therapy [2003]
  • Canadian Medical Association Journal
    • Risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy: The evidence speaks [2003]
    • Hormone replacement therapy: a time for pause [2002]
  • Cancer
    • Increased ovarian cancer risk associated with menopausal estrogen therapy is reduced by adding a progestin [2009]
  • Chest
    • Hormones and Breathing [2002]
  • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
    • How menopause affects oral health, and what we can do about it [2009]
  • Endocrine Reviews
    • Ovarian Aging: Mechanisms and Clinical Consequences [2009]
    • Complex Actions of Sex Steroids in Adipose Tissue, the Cardiovascular System, and Brain: Insights from Basic Science and Clinical Studies [2006]
  • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
    • The Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) scale: A methodological review [2004]
  • Hormones
    • Where postmenopausal hormone therapy stands today [2009]
  • Human Reproduction
    • Hormone replacement therapy: pathobiological aspects of hormone-sensitive cancers in women relevant to epidemiological studies on HRT: a mini-review [2005]
  • Human Reproduction Update
    • Growth hormone, menopause and ageing: no definite evidence for ‘rejuvenation’ with growth hormone [2009]
    • Genetic studies to identify genes underlying menopausal age [2005]
    • Culture and symptom reporting at menopause [2005]
  • International Journal of Epidemiology
    • Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) - risks and benefits [2001]
  • Israel Medical Association Journal
    • Bisphosphonate and Estrogen Replacement Therapy for Postmenopausal Periodontitis [2004]
  • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • The Emergence of the Metabolic Syndrome with Menopause [2003]
    • Tibolone for Postmenopausal Women: Systematic Review of Randomized Trials [2002]
  • Journal of Endocrinology
    • Postmenopausal hormone therapy: from monkey glands to transdermal patches [2005]
  • Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions
    • Changes in muscle mass and strength after menopause [2009]
  • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada (JOGC)
    • Hormone therapy: rigour and responsibility in knowledge translation [2009]
  • Journal of the American Board of Family Practice
    • Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Low-Dose Hormone Therapy in Managing Menopausal Symptoms [2009]
  • Journal of the National Cancer Institute
    • Selective estrogen receptor modulation and reduction in risk of breast cancer, osteoporosis, and coronary heart disease [2001]
  • Medical Journal of Australia
    • HRT: a reappraisal of the risks and benefits [2007]
    • Transdermal progesterone creams for postmenopausal women: more hype than hope? [2005]
    • Menopause: new therapies [2003]
    • Hormone replacement therapy: to use or not to use? [2003]
  • Reproduction
    • Neuroendocrine control of reproductive aging: roles of GnRH neurons [2006]
  • Respiratory Research
    • Female smokers beyond the perimenopausal period are at increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2006]
  • Women's Health
    • Advances in the treatment of menopausal symptoms [2009]
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  • Guidelines
    • Osteoporosis
    • Menopause: alternative therapy
    • Menopause, hormone replacement therapy: hot flashes, vasomotor symptoms
    • Menopause, hormone replacement therapy: abnormal bleeding
    • Menopause, hormone replacement therapy, sexual disorders
    • Menopause, hormone replacement therapy, cardiovascular disease
    • Menopause, hormone replacement therapy, breast cancer
    • Menopause, hormone replacement therapy, brain disease

Menopause, hormone replacement therapy, brain disease

• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Hormone replacement therapy to maintain cognitive function in women with dementia
    • Hormone replacement therapy for cognitive function in postmenopausal women
• United States of America
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Mood, memory, and cognition. In: Menopause and osteoporosis update 2009. Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada [2009]
• Articles in journals
  • American Journal of Psychiatry
    • Perimenopausal Depression [2008]
  • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
    • Sex Hormones and Mood in the Perimenopause [2009]
  • Canadian Medical Association Journal
    • Combination hormone replacement therapy and dementia [2003]
  • Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
    • Aging, Estrogens, and Episodic Memory in Women [2009]
  • Endocrine Reviews
    • Novel Perspectives for Progesterone in Hormone Replacement Therapy, with Special Reference to the Nervous System [2007]
    • Are Estrogens Protective or Risk Factors in Brain Injury and Neurodegeneration? Reevaluation after the Women's Health Initiative [2005]
    • Estrogen and Cognitive Functioning in Women [2003]
  • Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology
    • Protective actions of sex steroid hormones in Alzheimer’s disease [2009]
  • Harvard Review of Psychiatry
    • Reproductive Aging, Sex Steroids, and Mood Disorders [2009]
  • Human Reproduction Update
    • Hormone therapy and cognitive function [2009]
  • Journal of Neuroscience
    • Estrogen, Menopause, and the Aging Brain: How Basic Neuroscience Can Inform Hormone Therapy in Women [2006]
  • Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
    • Estrogenic Actions in the Brain: Estrogen, Phytoestrogens, and Rapid Intracellular Signaling Mechanisms [2001]
  • Maturitas
    • Longitudinal Associations Between Depression and Functioning In Midlife Women [2009]
  • Seminars in Reproductive Medicine
    • Endogenous and Exogenous Estrogen, Cognitive Function and Dementia in Postmenopausal Women: Evidence from Epidemiologic Studies and Clinical Trials [2009]
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  • Guidelines
    • Menopause, hormone replacement therapy

Menopause, hormone replacement therapy, breast cancer

• Australia, New Zealand
  • Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Management of the menopause after breast cancer [2011]
• Canada
  • BC Cancer Agency
    • Hormone Replacement Therapy After a Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • Use of hormonal replacement therapy after treatment of breast cancer [2004]
  • Steering Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Care and Treatment of Breast Cancer
    • Clinical practice guidelines for the care and treatment of breast cancer: 14. The role of hormone replacement therapy in women with a previous diagnosis of breast cancer [2002]
• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Non-hormonal interventions for hot flushes in women with a history of breast cancer
• United Kingdom
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Vaginal atrophy after breast cancer - query bank [2012]
    • Hormones in immunosuppressed women - query bank [2011]
• United States of America
  • National Cancer Institute
    • Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer [2008]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Hormone therapy and breast cancer. In: Menopause and osteoporosis update 2009. Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada [2009]
• Articles in journals
  • Breast Cancer Research
    • Androgens and the breast [2009]
    • Menopausal hormone therapy after breast cancer: a meta-analysis and critical appraisal of the evidence [2005]
  • British Medical Journal
    • Hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer: estimate of risk [2005]
    • Impact of use of hormone replacement therapy on false positive recall in the NHS breast screening programme: results from the million women study [2004]
  • Chang Gung Medical Journal
    • Postmenopausal hormone therapy and risk of breast cancer [2009]
  • Endocrine Reviews
    • Testosterone Effects on the Breast: Implications for Testosterone Therapy for Women [2004]
  • Endocrine-Related Cancer
    • Phytoestrogens and breast cancer -promoters or protectors? [2006]
  • Human Reproduction
    • Safety of hormone therapy after breast cancer: a qualitative systematic review [2007]
  • Human Reproduction Update
    • Breast cancer risk with postmenopausal hormonal treatment [2005]
  • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • Risk of Breast Cancer with Progestins in Combination with Estrogen as Hormone Replacement Therapy [2001]
  • Journal of the National Cancer Institute
    • Addressing the Soy and Breast Cancer Relationship: Review, Commentary, and Workshop Proceedings [2006]
    • Menopausal Hormone Therapy After Breast Cancer: The Stockholm Randomized Trial [2005]
  • Nutrition Journal
    • Soy isoflavones, estrogen therapy, and breast cancer risk: analysis and commentary [2008]
  • Toxicologic Pathology
    • Estrogen and Xenoestrogens in Breast Cancer [2009]
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    • Menopause, hormone replacement therapy
    • Breast cancer

Menopause, hormone replacement therapy, cardiovascular disease

• Canada
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • Hormone replacement therapy and cardiovascular disease [2002]
• Europe
  • European Heart Journal
    • Management of cardiovascular risk in the peri-menopausal woman: a consensus statement of European cardiologists and gynaecologists [2007]
• United Kingdom
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Venous Thromboembolism and Hormone Replacement Therapy [2011]
• United States of America
  • American Heart Association
    • Evidence-Based Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women: 2007 Update [2007]
    • Soy Protein, Isoflavones, and Cardiovascular Health: An American Heart Association Science Advisory for Professionals From the Nutrition Committee [2006]
    • Women’s Ischemic Syndrome Evaluation: Section 4: Lessons From Hormone Replacement Trials [2004]
    • Evidence-Based Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women [2004]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Cardiovascular disease. In: Menopause and osteoporosis update 2009. Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada [2009]
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Preventing Cardiovascular Disease in Women [2006]
  • Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
    • Should Progestins Be Blamed for the Failure of Hormone Replacement Therapy to Reduce Cardiovascular Events in Randomized Controlled Trials? [2004]
  • Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
    • Effects of estrogen on the vascular system [2003]
  • British Medical Journal
    • Hormone replacement therapy and risk of venous thromboembolism in postmenopausal women: systematic review and meta-analysis [2008]
    • Association between hormone replacement therapy and subsequent stroke: a meta-analysis [2005]
  • Cardiovascular & Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
    • Potential Approaches to Enhance the Effects of Estrogen on Senescent Blood Vessels and Postmenopausal Cardiovascular Disease [2010]
  • Cardiovascular Journal of South Africa
    • Cardiovascular disease and hormone replacement therapy in post-menopausal women [2005]
  • Cardiovascular Research
    • ERalpha, ERbeta, and gpER: novel aspects of oestrogen receptor signalling in atherosclerosis [2009]
  • Clinics
    • Coronary heart disease in women: a challenge for the 21st century [2010]
    • Menopause, estrogens, and endothelial dysfunction: current concepts [2007]
  • Endocrine Reviews
    • Cardiovascular Endocrinology: Introduction [2003]
  • Hellenic Journal of Cardiology
    • Menopause and hormone therapy: from vascular endothelial function to cardiovascular disease [2009]
  • Hormones
    • Hormone therapy and asymmetrical dimethylarginine in postmenopausal women [2010]
  • Human Reproduction Update
    • Hormones and cardiovascular health in women [2006]
  • Hypertension
    • Postmenopausal Hypertension: Mechanisms and Therapy [2009]
    • Hormone Replacement Therapy and Inflammation: Interactions in Cardiovascular Disease [2003]
  • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • New Markers for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Women: Impact of Endogenous Estrogen Status and Exogenous Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy [2003]
    • Hormones and the Heart: Controversies and Conundrums [2003]
    • An Epidemiologist Looks at Hormones and Heart Disease in Women [2003]
  • Journal of the American Board of Family Practice
    • Addressing Cardiovascular Disease in Women: Focus on Dyslipidemia [2004]
  • Singapore Medical Journal
    • Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and Ischaemic Heart Disease: Getting to the heart of the Matter [2002]
  • Stroke
    • Estrogen and Stroke: A Balanced Analysis [2003]
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    • Menopause, hormone replacement therapy

Menopause, hormone replacement therapy, sexual disorders

• Canada
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • The detection and management of vaginal atrophy [2004]
• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Testosterone for peri- and postmenopausal women
    • Local oestrogen for vaginal atrophy in postmenopausal women
• United Kingdom
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Atrophic vaginitis - query bank [2009]
• United States of America
  • Endocrine Society
    • Androgen Therapy in Women: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline [2006]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Urogenital health. In: Menopause and osteoporosis update 2009. Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada [2009]
    • The role of local vaginal estrogen for treatment of vaginal atrophy: 2007 position statement of The North American Menopause Society. [2007]
  • North American Menopause Society
    • The role of local vaginal estrogen for treatment of vaginal atrophy in postmenopausal women: 2007 position statement of The North American Menopause Society [2007]
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Vaginal Estrogen Preparations for Relief of Atrophic Vaginitis [2004]
    • Diagnosis and Treatment of Atrophic Vaginitis [2000]
  • Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore
    • Care of women in menopause: sexual function, dysfunction and therapeutic modalities [2008]
  • Australian Family Physician
    • Sex and perimenopause [2011]
  • European Journal of Endocrinology
    • Androgen therapy in women [2006]
  • Human Reproduction Update
    • DHEA therapy for women: effect on sexual function [2007]
  • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • Controversies Regarding Transdermal Androgen Therapy in Postmenopausal Women [2006]
  • Medical Journal of Australia
    • Older women's sexuality [2003]
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  • Guidelines
    • Menopause, hormone replacement therapy
    • Female sexual disorders

Menopause, hormone replacement therapy: abnormal bleeding

• Canada
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • Asymptomatic endometrial thickening [2010]
• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women: endometrial hyperplasia and irregular bleeding
• United Kingdom
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Pipelle and ultrasound - query bank [2012]
  • Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
    • Investigation of Post-Menopausal Bleeding [2002]
• Articles in journals
  • Australian Family Physician
    • The woman with postmenopausal bleeding [2007]
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  • Guidelines
    • Menopause, hormone replacement therapy

Menopause, hormone replacement therapy: hot flashes, vasomotor symptoms

• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Oral oestrogen replacement therapy versus placebo for hot flushes
• United States of America
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Vasomotor symptoms. In: Menopause and osteoporosis update 2009. Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada [2009]
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Nonhormonal Therapies for Hot Flashes in Menopause [2006]
  • Clinical Interventions in Aging
    • Actual status of veralipride use [2010]
    • Safety, efficacy and patient acceptability of drospirenone and estradiol in the treatment of menopausal vasomotor symptoms: a review [2009]
  • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
    • Psychosocial and socioeconomic burden of vasomotor symptoms in menopause: A comprehensive review [2005]
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    • Menopause, hormone replacement therapy

Menopause: alternative therapy

• United Kingdom
  • Royal College of Nursing
    • Complementary approaches to menopausal symptoms - RCN guidance for nurses, midwives and health visitors [2006]
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Alternatives to HRT for the Management of Symptoms of the Menopause [2010]
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Alternative Therapies for Traditional Disease States: Menopause [2002]
  • Australian Family Physician
    • What works? Evidence for lifestyle and nonprescription therapies in menopause [2011]
  • Endocrine Journal
    • Pharmaceutical prospects of phytoestrogens [2006]
  • Israel Medical Association Journal
    • Possible Beneficial Effects of Soy Protein on the Vascular Endothelium in Postmenopausal Women - Future Directions [2003]
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    • Menopause, hormone replacement therapy