A range of detailed factsheets providing information and advice on gynaecological, sexual and post reproductive health issues. The factsheets can be downloaded in PDF format or printed directly from the website.
Links to other trusted websites and resources are also provided.
Menopause: Giving you confidence for understanding and action
- Perimenopause and menopause: your questions answered (PDF)
- Surgical menopause (PDF)
- Induced menopause in women with endometriosis (PDF)
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): benefits and risks (PDF)
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): a summary (PDF)
- HRT: Types, doses and regimens (PDF)
- Hormone blood tests in the menopause transition (PDF)
- Management of unscheduled bleeding on HRT (PDF)
- Epilepsy, the menopause and HRT (PDF)
- Testosterone for women (PDF)
- Breast cancer risk factors (PDF)
- Complementary and alternative therapies (PDF)
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for Menopausal Symptoms (PDF)
- Nutrition in menopause (PDF)
- Exercise in menopause (PDF)
- Weight gain and menopause (PDF)
- Emotional wellness in menopause (PDF)
- Contraception for women over the age of 40 (PDF)
- Postmenopausal bleeding
- Prolapse (PDF)
- Urogenital problems (PDF)
- Vaginal dryness (PDF)
- Osteoporosis: bone health following the menopause (PDF)
- Understanding and managing sleep problems during menopause (PDF)
- Migraine and HRT (PDF)
- Menopausal hair loss (PDF)
- Menopause and kidney disease (PDF)
- Menopause after brain injury (PDF)
- Understanding Menopause (PDF)
Other gynaecological and sexual health issues
- Abortion
- Bacterial vaginosis
- Breast care and self-examination
- Cervical cancer
- Cervical screening
- Contraception
- Coronary heart disease (PDF)
- Endometrial ablation (PDF)
- Endometriosis
- Female incontinence
- Fibroids (PDF)
- Heavy periods (PDF)
- Human papilloma virus (HPV)
- Hysterectomy (PDF)
- Infertility
- Male menopause
- Ovarian cancer
- Ovarian cysts
- Period pain (PDF)
- Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS)
- Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
- Primary Peritoneal Cancer (PPC)
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Thrush
- Uterine polyps (PDF)
- Vulval pain
BMS/WHC infographics
National survey 2017: A woman’s relationship with the menopause is complicated… (PDF, 265KB)
National survey 2016 (PDF, 155KB)
Understanding the Risks of Breast Cancer (PDF, 115KB)