Dr Desiree Yap

15/01/2026

MHT is the most effective way to manage menopausal symptoms and can offer health benefits for women in midlife. Yet many misconceptions still linger.

Our updated AMS Fact Sheet covers:
✔️ Risks and benefits of MHT for women aged 50–59 or within 10 years of menopause
✔️ Clarification on breast cancer, heart disease, and weight gain myths
✔️ Non-hormonal and complementary therapies vs MHT
✔️ Guidance on progestogens, bioidentical hormones, and safer treatment options

Empower your patients and yourself with evidence-based knowledge about MHT.

Read the full Fact Sheet here: https://hub.menopause.org.au/Play?pId=d57fac5e-bcb1-4648-bf65-b8619caf7862

01/01/2026

📖 Understanding Menopause: A–Z Glossary

Each week, we’re sharing a few common medical terms you might hear when talking about menopause or early menopause with your healthcare professional. Clear, simple definitions to help you feel more informed and confident in your care.

This week’s terms:
🔹Hypertension – high blood pressure
🔹Hysterectomy – surgical removal of the womb
🔹Hysteroscopy – a procedure whereby an instrument is passed through the mouth of the womb to allow the inside of the womb to be viewed

🧠 Understanding the language helps you ask the right questions, make informed choices, and feel less overwhelmed.

🔗 Explore and download the full glossary: https://www.imsociety.org/

🌎 Also available in Dutch, Italian and Vietnamese with new translations coming!

🔄 Found this helpful? Save it, share it and follow for reliable information on menopause and midlife women’s health from the world’s leading experts.

23/12/2025

MHT Shortages Update – December 2025

Our latest monthly update on menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) availability is now available on the AMS website.

Stay informed with the most up-to-date information on product supply in Australia and New Zealand.

Read the full update here: https://www.menopause.org.au/mht-shortages/

22/12/2025

I’ll be going!

🌎 A Legacy of Scientific Excellence
For more than four decades, the IMS Congress has served as the leading global forum for advancing women’s midlife health.

From its early meetings to today, the Congress has brought together clinicians, researchers, and international experts to share knowledge, build connections, and shape the future of women’s health.

Over the years, IMS has grown into a truly global community — and IMS 2026 in Rio de Janeiro will continue this tradition of scientific collaboration and impact.

Join us as we write the next chapter.
🔗https://imsrio2026.com/

19/12/2025

Elevate Your Menopause Practice with AMS Membership

Are you a health professional dedicated to supporting women through midlife and beyond? The Australasian Menopause Society (AMS) offers a professional community built on shared expertise and evidence-based care.

What AMS Membership Delivers:
📙Expert Resources – monthly eChanges newsletter, information sheets, latest research, and secure access to the Members' Area on the AMS website
💲 Educational Value – reduced rates for our Annual Congress plus free access to live and recorded AMS webinars on our e-learning site
🌍 International Connections – access resources from the International Menopause Society, North American Menopause Society, and European Menopause and Andropause Society through our affiliate membership
📄 Practice Growth – list your practice in our 'Find a Practitioner' Directory, attracting over 300,000 requests per year from patients seeking menopause care.

Open to medical practitioners, researchers, allied health professionals, nurses, and students across Australia and New Zealand.

Join the professional community advancing women's health in midlife https://www.menopause.org.au/.

13/12/2025

Do you have endometriosis — or support patients who do?
CodeEndo is recruiting over 18s with endometriosis to take part in an 8-week online supportive care program focused on mental health, pain, movement, stress and nutrition.
✨ Choose the modules that interest you
✨ Flexible, self-paced, evidence-based
 
Your participation could help shape the future of endometriosis care.
 
Link in bio for more information!

13/12/2025

📖 Understanding Menopause: A–Z Glossary

Each week, we’re sharing a few common medical terms you might hear when talking about menopause or early menopause with your healthcare professional. Clear, simple definitions to help you feel more informed and confident in your care.

This week’s terms:
🔹Exogenous estrogen – estrogen taken or applied to the body in the form of a cream, gel or patch
🔹Final menstrual period (FMP) - a woman’s final menstrual period
🔹Fluctuating levels of hormones – changing levels; in menopause changing levels of hormones
🔹Follicle stimulating hormone – a hormone released by the pituitary gland. It helps regulate the menstrual cycle and stimulates the ovaries to produce eggs. A high level of FSH in a mid-life woman indicates menopause

🧠 Understanding the language helps you ask the right questions, make informed choices, and feel less overwhelmed.

🔗 Explore and download the full glossary: https://www.imsociety.org/

🌎 Also available in Dutch, Italian and Vietnamese with new translations coming!

🔄 Found this helpful? Save it, share it and follow for reliable information on menopause and midlife women’s health from the world’s leading experts.

10/12/2025

📅 Mark your calendars!

Only two months left to benefit from Early Bird registration for IMS 2026.

Join global experts, researchers, and clinicians in Rio de Janeiro and be part of a truly international conversation on women’s midlife health.

Early Bird ends 10 February. Lock in your savings now.

🔗https://imsrio2026.com/registration/

10/12/2025

Join our team!!! We have two roles advertised at the Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia, both delivering our wonderful PPEP Talk® periods, pain and endometriosis program to secondary schools. If you are located in Adelaide or Brisbane / Sunshine Coast / Cairns / Townsville and are looking to make an impact, please complete the Seek process and apply!

https://lnkd.in/gKvarV3X

09/12/2025

09/12/2025