NHMRC Partnership Project for MHT decision aid tool
Pictured above Prof Martha Hickey photo credit Royal Women's Hospital
Professor Martha Hickey, Chair of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health, University of Melbourne has been awarded a NHMRC 2025 Partnership Projects Grant to develop an online tool to help women make informed decisions about Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT).
The decision aid tool, announced today as part of funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council Partnership Project scheme, aims to help women navigate conversations with clinicians and better support them to make decisions around MHT.
The new website will be backed by research and the latest evidence, giving women access to independent, evidence-based information about hormone therapies.
Lead investigator and University of Melbourne Professor Martha Hickey, also Director of the Women's Gynaecology Research Centre at the Royal Women's Hospital, said it is a unique and important project to give women access to impartial information.
“Around one quarter of women experiencing menopause report symptoms severe enough to affect their daily lives,” Professor Hickey said.
“Effective treatments are available but treatment decisions are often made in the context of confusing, incomplete or inaccurate information.
“Menopausal symptoms may impact daily life, work, and wellbeing, yet tools to help women make informed decisions about treatment are lacking.
“This project will be the first evidence-based tool, co-designed with consumers and clinicians to empower women to make informed choices Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT), based on their own values and needs.”
Professor Hickey said while MHT is the most effective treatment for menopausal hot flushes and nights sweats that affect most women at this time, it's not suitable for everyone and carries small but well defined risks that vary person to person.
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The content of this story was sourced from University of Melbourne newsroom article Funding boost to help guide women on Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) published 23 June 2026