title: European consensus development conference on menopause. European Menopause Society.
abstract: A Consensus Development Conference was organized by the European Menopause Society (EMS) and held from September 8-10, 1995 in Montreux, Switzerland. The consensus was based on public lectures presented by international experts. More than 1300 people interested in the menopause assisted at the presentations, including representatives of the European National Menopause Societies, the International Menopause Society, the pharmaceutical industry and several national health services. After a closed meeting, the panel presented its proposition to the delegates and discussed the Consensus Proposition with the audience before the final proposition was adopted. The aim of the EMS was to present common basic principles accepted by all European countries. Such a consensus has been missing until now, when the multitude of different and sometimes contradictory approaches in use today in Europe are considered.
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000517:prevention & control; D011788:Quality of Life