Title: Non-estrogen based treatments for menopausal symptoms.

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Summary

The British Menopause Society Council is committed to provide up-to-date authoritative reviews to aid health professionals to inform and advise women about key issues in post-reproductive health. This guidance refers to non-estrogens based treatments for menopausal symptoms: hot flushes, symptoms of urogenital atrophy and lack of sexual desire. Treatment choice should be based on up to date information and targeted to individual women's needs. Non-hormonal strategies may be useful for women with estrogen dependent disease such as breast cancer.

4 March 2008

Summary practice points

• Non hormonal options are available for reducing hot flushes in women who cannot take estrogen
• Vaginal lubricants and moisturizers are available but oil based preparations should be avoided in women using condoms to prevent sexually transmitted diseases
• Testosterone ( patches and implants) are available to improve help of sexual desire

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