South African Menopause Society Council Revised Consensus Position Statement on Menopausal Hormone Therapy (Statement‪)‬

The Council of the South African Menopause Society (SAMS) revised the 2004 statement (1) on menopausal hormone therapy (HT) at a consensus meeting held on 25/26 November 2006. The revision incorporated not only new evidence but also the re-evaluated evidence used in the previous statement. Clinicians are expected to practise in accordance with the findings of evidence-based medicine. This implies that the clinician is familiar with the strongest evidence available. The latter is difficult for the following reasons: