The Theme for World Menopause Awareness Month/Day 2024 is
Hormone Replacement Therapy(HRT) or Menopause Hormone Therapy(MHT).
World Menopause Day is held every year on the 18th of October. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness of the menopause and the support options available for improving health and wellbeing. The International Menopause societies encourage professionals and women to participate in this global awareness raising campaign. Opening conversations, organising events to engage communities, and sharing World Menopause Day social media posts all help.
The 2024 International Menopause Society White paper, and theme of World Menopause Day, aims to report on the current controversies regarding prescribing of menopause hormone therapy (MHT)(USA) or Hormone Replacement Therapy(HRT)
It will examine controversial topics within each one of these categories such as
- Who should use HRT/MHT ?
- Should women without symptoms be prescribed MHT/HRT
- Should medically high-risk women be prescribed MHT/HRT
- What should be used?
- Are the types and doses of oestrogen and progesterone important
- Why are women still turning to compounded bioidentical MHT/HRT in some countries
- Has the prescribing of testosterone in women become overzealous
- When should MHT/HRT be started?
- Should MHT/HRT be started before the menopause
- Should MHT/HRT be initiated in older women well past the menopause transition
- Why is MHT/HRT important?
- Are we over medicalising the menopause
- Should we be recommending non hormonal alternatives instead of, or in addition to MHT/HRT
- Where can MHT/HRT be accessed?
- Women in Low and Middle Income countries have limited / no access to MHT/HRT – what can be done about this
- Are influencers (medical, political and social) creating unrealistic expectations or restoring the balance to where it should be
The overall aim of this White paper will be to provide a well-balanced blueprint for both Healthcare Professionals and the public for managing the menopause with HRT/MHT, where appropriate to do so.
This may help clear up many of the confusing questions surrounding HRT/MHT.
HRT/MHT is ONE of many options available to manage menopause symptoms.
If you or your company, organisation or workplace would like assistance in opening conversations on menopause during OCTOBER…………. do get in touch at breber2019@gmail.com