Position Statements

One goal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) is to develop position statements about clinical issues pertinent to women at midlife and beyond. Originally published in the Society's journal Menopause, these statements are available below for viewing and downloading free of charge. They are also available from NAMS in hard copy for a modest fee by using this Order Form. Some statements provide accompanying PowerPoint slides summarizing the paper’s contents—available free of charge only to members.

Note that when NAMS deems the information in a position statement to be out of date, we retire it and watermark the paper with "Retired."

NAMS Position Statements  

2010 Estrogen and progestogen use in postmenopausal women

• Slide Set (members only)

2010 Management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women

• Slide Set (members only)

2008 Estrogen and progestogen use in postmenopausal women (with Appendix)

• Slide Set (members only)

2007 Vaginal estrogen for vaginal atrophy in postmenopausal women

• Slide Set (members only)

2006 The role of calcium in peri- and postmenopausal women

• Slide Set (members only)

Other NAMS Reports

2011 The role of soy isoflavones in menopausal health

2001 Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop STRAW  (Retired)

NAMS Retired Statements

2007 Estrogen and progestogen use in peri- and postmenopausal women (Retired)

2006 Management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women (Retired)

2005 The role of testosterone therapy in postmenopausal women (Retired)

2004 Recommendations for estrogen and progestogen use in peri- and postmenopausal women (Retired)

2004 Treatment of menopause-associated vasomotor symptoms (Retired)

2003 Estrogen and progestogen use in peri- and postmenopausal women (Retired)

2003 Role of progestogen in hormone therapy for postmenopausal women (Retired)

2003 Amended report from the NAMS Advisory Panel on Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy (Retired)

2002 Management of postmenopausal osteoporosis (Retired)

2001 The role of calcium in peri- and postmenopausal women (Retired)

2000 The role of isoflavones in menopausal health (Retired)

2000 A decision tree for use of estrogen therapy or hormone therapy in postmenopausal women (Retired)

2000 Effects of estrogen therapy or hormone therapy in women with diabetes mellitus (Retired)

2000 Clinical challenges of perimenopause (Retired)

1998 Achieving long-term continuance of menopausal ERT/HRT (Retired)

More Information

For more menopause information, consult these educational resources developed by NAMS.