Women's Health Concern | Confidential Advice, Reassurance and Education

For patients

Women’s Health Concern (WHC), established in 1972 and the patient arm of the BMS since 2012. WHC provides a confidential, independent service to advise, inform and reassure women about their gynaecological, sexual and post reproductive health.

Live, interactive webinars

Details on
BMS website

3 CPD PTS per webinar

For health professionals

BMS menopause café

25 April, 6-8pm
13 September, 6-8pm
14 November, 6-8pm

Evidence-based, peer-reviewed BMS and WHC resources,
answering the key questions in menopause care.

Comprehensive, easy to use, free to access.

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A new website resource for employers and employees

Menopause in the Workplace

Guidance, help & advice, videos,
written resources, infographics, signpostings

BMS TV:
The Menopause Explained

A series of short videos covering some of the key aspects of menopause care

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British Menopause Society update
on HRT supply

21 March 2023: The British Menopause Society has issued an update on the current availability of HRT products in the UK. This information provides guidance and support to BMS members and clinicians working in women’s health.

In the news

Further information

Quick links to online help and advice

WHC factsheets and other helpful resources: evidence-based resources for women and their partners, regularly reviewed and updated.
FAQs: answers to frequently asked questions from our specialist nurses and medical advisory panel.
WHC bookshelf: recommended reading for both healthcare professionals and women and their partners.

Menopause: Giving you confidence for understanding and action

A series of factsheets on menopause and related issues, following the recommendations of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Guideline Menopause: Diagnosis and Management (NG23).

The factsheets are evidence-based and are regularly reviewed and updated by the British Menopause Society medical advisory council, providing a trusted source of information for women and their partners.

“Music heals when doctors take to stage!”

A fundraiser for the BMS

‘Rooh: the soul of music’ was a highly successful concert to support the BMS-WHC develop lasting links with mid-life ethnic women.

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Latest news

NIHR Testosterone Trial

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BMS Statement on Testosterone

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Testosterone explained – BMS TV

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Response to Lancashire Police’s statement regarding Ms Bulley’s struggle with the menopause

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BMS statement – HRT prescribing

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Rooh: the soul of music

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NICE menopause guideline – patient information

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Guideline Menopause: Diagnosis and Management (NG23) was published for healthcare professionals in November 2015.

Patient information is available on the NICE website, explaining the advice for women that is set out in the NICE Guideline.

An updated Guideline is being developed and it is expected to be published in February 2024.

Confidential advice by telephone or email

Please note that only the Women’s Health Concern email advisory service is operating at the moment.

The telephone advisory service is currently suspended. The nurses who help us to provide the service have been called upon to support their colleagues as part of the NHS response to COVID-19.

We will regularly monitor and assess the situation and the full advisory service will be reinstated as soon as possible.