Beyond Cancer-Living with Induced Menopause
Programme:
915 Registration
920 Welcome and introduction​
09.30 Impact of early menopause after cancer Dr Katie Barber
10.15 Beyond BRCA: Preparing Women for Menopause
Kathy Abernethy
1045 Coffee
1115 HRT after Gynaecological cancer. Andreia Fernandes
1150 Managing menopausal symptoms - medical approach
Dr Olivia Hum
1225 Managing symptoms - non prescribed options. Kathie Cooke
1pm Lunch
130pm Sex and intimacy after cancer - Dr Angela Wright
230pm The patient experience Dani Binnington
3pm Vaginal- lubes, laser, DHEA and oestrogen. Jenny Lamper
340pm Discussion and Q&A
4pm End​​
Fully booked, I hope to do another in the Autumn.
22nd May 2025 fully booked
Participatory zoom study day
Having cancer is stressful; the consequences after treatments are finished can be equally difficult to manage.
Medication side effects, menopausal symptoms, anxiety about long term health, sexual difficulty, emotional lability - all contribute to women feeling under supported, however good their cancer care was.
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Do you know when HRT can be used in your patient group?
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Do you prepare women prior to BRCA testing or risk reducing surgery about the impact of early menopause?
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Can you discuss the evidence for alternative treatments to manage symptoms?
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Are you aware of latest prescribable options for symptoms?
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What is a patient's experience of induced menopause?
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Are you up to date on vaginal treatments - SERMS, lasers, DHEA, as well as oestrogen ?
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Do you shy away from the sex issues which might effect women after induced menopause?
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