Much information and misinformation abounds about menopause and hormone therapy. The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) is in a premier position to disseminate facts about the time surrounding menopause, and this page should help clarify both terminology and statistics.
- Terminology and statistics about menopause and beyond can be found in “Overview of Menopause” from the NAMS 2010 publication Menopause Practice: A Clinician's Guide, 4th edition. Although a resource for professionals in the field, consumers and the media will find this material useful.
- Accurate statistics about hormone therapy use are calculated regularly by IMS Health. Take a look at the latest data on the number of prescriptions written and number of dollars spent on these menopause-relief products.