GPs and Health Professionals from the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health produce a wide variety of information and articles for health professionals on current topics concerning menopause.

2010 Position statement on the use of hormone therapy (HRT)

The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) has published its latest position statement on the use of hormone therapy (also known as hormone replacement therapy), entitled Oestrogen and progesterone use in postmenopausal women: 2010 position statement of The North American Menopause Society. More...

Arthritis

Information on national initiatives, and arthritis and osteoporosis in Australia. More...

Black cohosh and liver damage

In October 2002, in the Medical Journal of Australia, there was a single case report of a 47 year old Australian woman who developed acute hepatitis and subsequently required a liver transplant.It was reported that this woman had been taking a black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) preparation for one week. More...

Phytoestrogens and breast cancer

There has been much speculation about phytoestrogens - particularly soy products, and breast cancer risk. This is mainly based on the idea that because these foods contain oestrogen, they can stimulate the breast tissue like our own body’s oestrogen or prescribed oestrogen might. More...

Why smoking is an important health issue

Cigarette smoking is still the most important avoidable cause of death and disability in developed countries like Australia, although the increasing prevalence of obesity may mean that, within the not too distant future, the contribution of obesity to death and disability may well rival that of smoking. More...

WHI: Heart disease

In July 2002 the announcement of the results of the combined hormone treatment trial within the American Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) was greeted with alarm, primarily because of the manner in which the breast cancer results were presented. More...

WHI: Urinary Incontinence

Traditionally oestrogen therapy has been used to treat genitourinary symptoms associated with the menopause, including urinary incontinence. The WHI study has shown that urinary incontinence increased in the women on both E+P and E alone compared to the placebo group. More...

Content updated December 13, 2010