European Society of Endocrinology clinical practice guideline for evaluation and management of menopause and the perimenopause
Women make up 51% of the world's population, and the global population of postmenopausal women is growing. About 25% of these women experience debilitating menopausal symptoms. Since it is important that all health care professionals have a fundamental knowledge of managing women presenting with symptoms related to the menopause, this European Society of Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline was developed. It provides guidance on evaluation and optimal clinical management of women who go through the menopause in middle age, those with Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (POI), Early Menopause and those for whom hormones are not appropriate, including women with, or at high risk of, breast cancer. This guideline discusses the benefits and risks of hormone therapy administration as well as summarizing other treatments for menopausal symptoms. Further, the contentious issue of the impact of menopausal hormone therapy in the prevention of chronic disease is considered.
Authors
- JoAnn V. Pinkerton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6707-3405)
- Yvonne V. Louwers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9048-7398)
- Leonie T. van Hulsteijn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2617-5429)
- Antoan Stefan Šojat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0048-1265)
- Olaf M. Dekkers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1333-7580)
- Channa Nalin Jayasena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2578-8223)
- Stephanie S. Faubion (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9341-7726)
- Ιrene Lambrinoudaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1488-2668)
- Mary Ann Lumsden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2998-9185)
- Angelica Lindén Hirschberg
Institutions
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- University of Virginia Health System (US)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- European Society of Cardiology (FR)
- University Clinical Centre (PL)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Endocrinology
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejendo/lvaf206
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.95
Funders
- European Society of Endocrinology
- Santen