Complex Menopause Clinic

The Complex Menopause Clinic (CMC) provides virtual and in-person care to patients across B.C. Our team of health-care providers are Menopause Society Certified Practitioners (MSCP).

This webpage is intended to support health-care providers in referring a patient to this clinic for care. Please carefully review patient eligibility criteria before making a referral.

Patient eligibility

To be eligible to receive care in the CMC, patients must meet each of the criteria listed in Section A and one or more of the criteria listed in Section B. Each referral is reviewed by a BC Women's Hospital health-care provider and is assessed on an individual basis. We do not accept self-referrals from patients.

Section A

bothersome symptoms of menopause
currently living in B.C.
assigned female at birth

Section B

menopause symptoms that have not responded to usual management
contraindications or medical co-morbidities limiting medication options, such as hormone therapy (i.e. previous blood clot)
premature menopause (Age <40), spontaneous or iatrogenic
carrier of Hereditary Cancer Syndrome with increased risk of breast or gynecologic cancer
spinal cord injury
living with HIV
recipients of a bone marrow transplant

Referrals form

Complex Menopause Clinic referral form

Referrals process

1Complete the referral form

Please complete the referral form in its entirety and include any relevant testing that may be unavailable on CST Cerner (this includes Pap test results, mammography, DXA scan, latest FIT test etc.).

Providers are encouraged to include any relevant clinic notes related to menopause care. This may include detailing the treatments trialed and other relevant assessments.

2Submit referral form

Please submit the referral form by fax to 604.875.2322.

3Review of referral

All referrals are carefully reviewed by a BCWH provider. We will follow up with you to inform you if the referral has been accepted or rejected.

If the referral is accepted, our clinic will contact the patient directly to book an appointment.

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