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Alternate-day iron dosing in women 'effective and better tolerated'
In iron-depleted women, alternate-day iron supplementation...

NICE highlights effectiveness of CBT for menopausal symptoms
The risks and benefits of HRT are also reassessed in...

Hormone treatment approved for breast cancer prevention
Anastrozole is now licensed to prevent breast cancer...

Study linking HRT to dementia risk 'does not show causal effect'
An observational study linking use of menopausal hormone...

MHRA reminds prescribers of NSAID risk during pregnancy
Prolonged use of systemic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory...

Progesterone HRT shortage: guidance issued on alternatives
The British Menopause Society has recommended alternative...

New women's health supplement from MIMS
The digital supplement focuses on contraception and...

Serious Shortage Protocols end as HRT product and penicillin back in stock
Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) have expired for...

HRT safety alert highlights excessive oestrogen dosing
The joint safety alert, issued by six key health bodies,...

Cheaper HRT payment option to be introduced from 1 April
Women in England prescribed HRT will be able to purchase...

HRT supply issues continue
Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) are in place for...

NICE approval for oral fibroid treatment
Ryeqo (relugolix/estradiol/norethisterone) is now a...

HRT prescribing leaps more than a third in one year
A total of 7.80 million items for HRT were prescribed...

Body-identical HRT available on NHS in Scotland
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted...

Over-the-counter HRT product now available
Gina (estradiol) is the first HRT product women can...

Vaginal HRT to be available over the counter
From September women in the UK will be able to obtain...

NICE approves breast cancer drug as first women's health strategy launched
NICE has approved abemaciclib for use in early breast...

New best practice recommendations for menopause care published
The British Menopause Society (BMS), the Royal College...

Prenatal exposure to combination therapy for epilepsy linked to neurodevelopmental risk
New research links the use of combination therapy for...

Draft NICE approval for new fibroid treatment
Around 4500 women in England and Wales will be eligible...