When: March 21–23, 2005
Where: NIH Campus, Natcher Conference Center, Bethesda, MD
Institute: National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Women going through the menopause transition may experience a variety of symptoms, ranging from hot flashes, night sweats, and problems sleeping to loss of sexual desire, depression, vaginal dryness, and urinary and bleeding complaints. Symptoms can be severe enough to greatly diminish quality of life.

Research has identified a number of promising hormonal and non-hormonal treatments for managing menopause-related symptoms. These options need to be examined so that women and their health care providers can learn the best way to control their symptoms and restore their quality of life.

To address this need, NIA and the NIH Office of Medical Applications of Research are sponsoring a conference on Management of Menopause-Related Symptoms. First, experts will present information on the biology of the menopause transition, the nature of the symptoms women experience, and strategies for relieving the common problems associated with menopause. Then after weighing all of the scientific evidence, an independent panel will prepare and present a state-of-the-science summary answering several key conference questions.

The intended audience is health care professionals and researchers interested in women at midlife, reproductive endocrinology, and menopause, as well as general practitioners, patients, their families, and interested members of the public.

Next Steps
For more information and to register for the free conference before the March 11 deadline, visit www.meetinglink.org/omar/menopause/registration.htm. For further questions, call toll-free (888) 644-2667 or e-mail Menopause@air.org. To watch a live broadcast of the conference, visit http://videocast.nih.gov/default.asp.

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