A history of breast cancer is a common reason for referral to the complex menopause clinic and constitutes a large proportion of the cases seen. Breast cancer, and sex hormone sensitive cancers such as endometrial cancer and some types of ovarian cancers, are considered contraindications to the use of hormone...

Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is not the same as menopause that occurs at the expected life stage. POI, or premature menopause as it is also known, affects women/those with ovaries before they reach the age of 40. The term POI was coined in 1942 by Fuller Allbright et al¹ who first reported that the...