Cancer Screening and Family History in Menopause Assessments

Why Midlife Consultations Are an Opportunity for Preventative Care

Many women seeking menopause support are also in the stage of life when cancer screening programmes become particularly important.

For example, women in their forties and fifties may be eligible for screening programmes such as cervical screening, breast screening and bowel screening.

During busy consultations, these wider aspects of health are not always discussed in detail.

Structured menopause assessments can help ensure that relevant background information is available to clinicians before the consultation begins.

The Silvia Health assessment allows patients to provide information about cervical screening participation, breast screening attendance, bowel screening history and family history of cancer.

This information is presented to clinicians alongside menopause symptoms and other relevant health context.

The purpose of including screening and family history information is not to provide diagnosis or clinical recommendations. Instead, it helps ensure that clinicians have a broader understanding of the patient's health background during the consultation.

Menopause consultations often represent an important opportunity to review wider aspects of midlife health, and structured pre-consultation information can help support those conversations.