Going through menopause? Treatment options are now clearer

Patients say prescribed treatment can vary when it comes to two of the most widely experienced effects of menopause, vasomotor (hot flushes) and genitourinary symptoms.

New guidelines for clinicians will clarify when to use hormone therapy over other medicines, and what options are available for those with a history of breast cancer.

Guest/s

Dr Catriona Melville, specialist gynaecologist and sub-specialist in sexual and reproductive health and Guideline Development Group Chair, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

References

RANZCOG Management of vasomotor and genitourinary symptoms of menopause clinical guideline

ABC News: Australia has new guidelines for managing menopausal symptoms