The North American Menopause Society, a scientific nonprofit organization, devoted to promoting women’s health during midlife and beyond through understanding of menopause, perimenopause, early menopause, menopause symptoms and long-term health effects of estrogen loss, and therapies to enhance health.

Welcome to the Web site of The North American Menopause Society, the leading scientific nonprofit organization devoted to promoting women's health during midlife and beyond through an understanding of menopause. This site contains information on perimenopause, early menopause, menopause symptoms and long-term health effects of estrogen loss, and a wide variety of therapies to enhance health. 


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What's New
• Menopause Practice: A Clinician's Guide,
a new book for professionals 
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NAMS October 2004 Position Statement 
about hormone therapy

• "Menopause Basics" slide kit on CD-Rom
• CME online (choose your community segment – members or other healthcare professionals – on the left, then click on the provided link)

Web Store
To purchase NAMS educational materials, click on one of the four community segments on the left. Then click on Purchasing NAMS Materials.

Menopause Information for Women
The Menopause Guidebook, the Early Menopause Guidebook, and the FREE monthly consumer e-newsletter provide women with the most complete discussion anywhere.

Menopause Management
View editorials from the Editor-in-Chief of this official NAMS educational publication for healthcare professionals.

2004 Annual Meeting
Washington, DC,
October 6-9, 2004
See the scientific program, abstracts presented, and poster prize winners. Order your audiotape or CD of the proceedings.

Competency Exam
The NAMS Menopause Practitioner competency exam will be offered in 2005 on May 14, in 12 locations across the US and Canada, and again on September 28, just prior to the NAMS 16th Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. See the Candidate Handbook and the Credential Maintenance Application.

Scientific News
NAMS presents monthly commentaries on recently published studies. October news includes studies on ultralow estrogen doses, effect of menopause on QOL, atherosclerosis in premature menopause, plus many more.

NAMS Journal
Among the featured articles in the Sept/Oct issue of Menopause are effects of testosterone on estrogen-associated breast cancer risk and data on the health behaviors of women using hormone therapy. Abstracts of all journal articles are available online. Subscribers (including all NAMS members) gain free access to full text articles; others pay a nominal fee.
 
 
As a public service, The North American Menopause Society is providing general information regarding menopause. This information is not medical advice and is not intended to substitute for the evaluation of your individual health condition by your personal healthcare provider.
 

 

 

 The North American Menopause Society
Post Office Box 94527
Cleveland, OH 44101, USA
Telephone: 440/442-7550
Fax: 440/442-2660
E-mail: info@menopause.org

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