About this Presentation
This presentation systematically takes clinicians through a wide variety of options currently available for menopause hormone therapy (MHT), including an independent precis of their risks and benefits and which option, pill, patch, lotion, etc. is best suited for which patient. He also discusses appropriate choices for women with various conditions that require special consideration.
The presentation includes key indications and contraindications for use of MHT, the overall benefits of menopausal hormone therapy, the short-term and long-term risks of MHT and following up long-term.
About the Expert
Prof Rod Barber
Rod Baber is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at The University of Sydney and operates a specialist Gynaecology and Reproductive Endocrinology practice based on Sydney's lower north shore. He also heads the menopause and menstrual disorders clinic at Royal North Shore Hospital. Rod is a life member and Past President Australasian menopause Society as well as Past President International Menopause Society where he is also Honorary Life Member. Rod is Editor-in-Chief of Climacteric, the journal of The International Menopause Society and is Associate Editor of ANZ Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
