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More than 60 guests helped Dr Louise Newson and her team celebrate the launch of her first book, a Haynes manual on Menopause, at a party held at the Newson Health Menopause and Wellbeing Centre.

The Newson Health team and fellow menopause experts and campaigners attended the Queen's Hotel for the Cheltenham Wellbeing Festival on Saturday 14th September, to help women cut through the confusion and discuss symptoms and treatments for the menopause.

The Royal College of Gynaecologists and the British Menopause Society have issued a joint statement in response to the study published in The Lancet shows the risk of breast cancer with hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in relation to the type and timing of hormonal intake.

It is 'morally wrong' that testosterone is not licensed in the UK for use by women says Dr Louise Newson.

The British Menopause Society has written to the MHRA under the Freedom of Information Act, to obtain answers to specific questions about their recent recommendations to GPs around the prescribing of HRT.

This article contains the letter from the Chairman of the British Menopause Society to the CEO of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in which he raises serious concerns about their issuing of a drug safety alert to GPs suggesting that HRT should be used at the lowest dose for the shortest amount of time.

As the HRT shortage rages on, menopause campaigner Diane Danzebrink expresses her fears for the safety of menopausal women unable to obtain their medications.

Dr Louise Newson has devised a document to help women learn about the different HRT ingredients, brands and doses, and help them better understand the options if their own particular brand or type of HRT is unavailable.

The International Menopause society has issued a detailed press release in response to The Lancet's recent publication of a report suggesting an increase in the risks of breast cancer for women taking HRT.

The UK's first specialist training course in yoga and wellbeing for menopause is being launched at Newson Health in November. This course will certify qualified yoga teachers to lead workshops and classes in Menopause Yoga. Read on for more details...