Climacteric Editorial Board

Editors-in-Chief

Anna Fenton (New Zealand)
Nick Panay (UK)

Editorial Board

Dr Peter Alexandersen, MD (Denmark)

Center for Clinical and Basic Research (CCBR), Denmark
Dr Alexandersen has no conflict of interest or disclosures.

Professor Rod J Baber, MB BS, BPharm, FRCOG, FRANZCOG (Australia)

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sydney Medical School (North), The University of Sydney, Australia
Professor Baber has disclosed that, via hospital and university administered trust accounts, he has received research grants from Wyeth, Novartis, Organon, Upjohn, Bayer Schering, Proctor & Gamble, Pfizer and Novogen. He has served on speakers’ bureaux for Wyeth, Organon, Bayer Schering and Novo Nordisk. He has served on medical advisory boards for Servier and Wyeth. He currently holds no positions on medical advisory boards or speakers’ bureaux.

Professor Mark P Brincat (Malta)

Professor Henry Burger, AO, MD, FRCP, FRACP, FCP (SA), FRCOG, FRANZCOG, FAA (Australia)

Emeritus Director, Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research, Consultant Endocrinologist, Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health and Adjunct Professorial Fellow, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Professor Burger has disclosed that he has served on Advisory Boards and/or acted as a symposium or dinner speaker for Schering Plough (formerly Organon), Novo Nordisk, Bayer Schering Pharma and Wyeth. He has no financial interests in these or other pharmaceutical companies.

Professor Camil Castelo-Branco, MD, PhD (Spain)

Professor of Gynecology & Obstetrics, University of Barcelona; Senior Consultant Physician, Clinic Institute of Gynecology, Obstetrics & Neonatology; Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
Professor Castelo-Branco has disclosed that he is a recipient of research/grant funding from, is a consultant/advisor to and is a member of the speakers’ bureaux for: Amgen (Sp), Servier (Sp), Pierre-Fabre (Sp), Schering Plough (Sp), Isdin, Esteve, Eli Lilly and Daiichi Sankyo.

Dr A Collins, PhD (Sweden)

Associate Professor at the Section of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Professor Collins has no conflict of interest or disclosures.

Professor Susan R Davis, MB BS, FRACP, PhD (Australia)

Department of Medicine, Central and Eastern Clinical School, Monash University, Prahran, Australia
Professor Davis has disclosed that she is a consultant to Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Bohringer Ingleheim and Acrux Pty Ltd, has research grant support from Bayer Schering, BioSante, Astra Zenica, Procter & Gamble and has received honoraria as a speaker for Organon Australia (now Pfizer).

Dr Tobie J de Villiers, MBChB, MMed(O&G), MRCOG, FCOG(SA) (South Africa)

Consultant Gynaecologist, Panorama MediClinic and Department of Obstetrics & gynecology, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
Dr de Villiers has disclosed that he is an investigator in clinical trials sponsored by MSD, Pfizer and Eli Lilly. He is presently on the advisory boards of Novartis(SA), Adcock Ingram, and Servier.

Professor Erdogan Ertungealp, MD (Turkey)

Professor of Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology Director Emeritus, Istanbul, Turkey
Professor Ertungealp has disclosed that he is a consultant and speaker for Bayer-Schering.

Professor Richard Farmer, MB, PhD, FFPH, FFPM (United Kingdom)

Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology, University of Surrey, UK
Professor Farmer has disclosed that he is not in receipt of any research or consultancy funds. He has not accepted funding from the pharmaceutical industry for attending meetings for the past 3 years.

Dr Anna Fenton, BHB, MBChB, PhD, FRACP (New Zealand)

Endocrinologist, Christchurch Women's Hospital, University of Otago School of Medicine, Christchurch, New Zealand
Dr Fenton has disclosed that she is or has been a recipient of research/grant funding from, a consultant/advisor to, and a member of the speakers’ bureaux for: Pfizer/Wyeth, Merck Sharpe and Dohme, Bayer Schering, Eli-Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi-Aventis and Novartis.

Professor Marcha Flint, PhD, PsyD (USA)

Professor Emerita, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, USA

Professor Chris Gallagher, MD, MRCP (USA)

Professor of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Creighton University School Medicine, Omaha,USA
Professor Gallagher has disclosed that is a recipient of research/grant funding from Pfizer, Amgen, Unigene/Tarsa, and Wyeth; Consultant to Wyeth; and speaker for Roche and Wyeth.

Professor Marco Gambacciani (Italy)

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Ospedale S. Chiara, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Professor Gambacciani has no conflict of interest or disclosures.

Professor Ulysse Gaspard, MD, PhD (Belgium)

Honorary Professor and Head, Department of Gynaecology, Sart Tilman University Hospital, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium; Senior Consultant Physician, University Clinics L.Brull, University of Liege, Belgium
Professor Gaspard has disclosed that he is a consultant/advisor to Mithra Pharmaceuticals.

Professor Andrea Genazzani (Italy)

Professor Steven R Goldstein, MD (USA)

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University School of Medicine; Director of Gynecologic Ultrasound; Co-Director of Bone Densitometry, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, USA
Professor Goldstein has disclosed that he is a Director for Sonosite, Inc., is on the Gyn Advisory Board for Amgen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly, and Novo Nordisk, is a Consultant for Cook ObGyn and Phillips Ultrasound; and is a member of the speakers’ bureaux for Eli Lilly & Co, Procter & Gamble, and Warner Chilcott.

Professor Anne Gompel, MD, PhD (France)

Head of the Gynecology Endocrinology Unit, Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, Paris; Professor of Reproductive Endocrinology, Paris Descartes University, member of the INSERM UMRS 938 Saint Antoine CDR, Paris , France
Professor Gompel has disclosed that she is a recipient of research/grant funding from Novartis, HRA Pharma, Azko/Organon, Besins. She is a member of the Advisory board of EURAS HRT with an unrestricted grant from Bayer Schering. She is a consultant for Jerini-Shire Laboratory.

Dr Franco Guidozzi (South Africa)

Professor Christopher J Haines, MBBS, MD, FRANZCOG, FHKAM (O&G) (Hong Kong)

Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Prince of Wales Hospital, New Territories, Hong Kong
Professor Haines has disclosed that he is a consultant/advisor to Bayer Healthcare and to Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

Professor Victor W Henderson, MD, MS (USA)

Professor of Health Research & Policy (Epidemiology) and of Neurology & Neurological Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Professor Henderson has disclosed that he is a recipient of research/grant funding from the National Institutes of Health.

Professor Herbert Kuhl, PhD (Germany)

Professor of Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, J W Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Professor Kuhl has disclosed that, during the last years, he has received honoraria for lectures and expert reports from Bayer-Schering, Gruenenthal, Jenapharm, Novo Nordisk, Solvay, and Wyeth.

Professor Marc L'Hermite, MD, PhD, DSci (Belgium)

Honorary Professor of the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Emeritus Head of Obstetrics & Gynecology Department of Brugmann Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
Professor L'Hermite has disclosed that he has been in the past the recipient of research/grant/congress travel funding from Besins, Farmitalia/Pharmacia, Organon, Sandoz, Solvay and Wyeth/Ayerst; and is presently a sporadic consultant to Besins.

Professor Rogerio A Lobo, MD, FACOG (USA)

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University, New York, New York
Professor Lobo has nothing to disclose.

Professor Mary Ann Lumsden (United Kingdom)

Head of Section, Reproductive and Maternal Medicine, University of Glasgow, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
Professor Lumsden has nothing to disclose.

Professor Alastair MacLennan, MB, ChB, MD, FRCOG, FRANZCOG (Australia)

Head of Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Australia
Professor MacLennan has no direct conflicts of interest in terms of employment but through his university has received research grants, lecture honoraria and travel expenses from a variety of pharmaceutical companies and scientific societies or colleges.

Professor Alfred O Mueck, MD, PharmD, PhD (Germany)

Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Experimental Endocrinology, Head of Centre of Women’s Health South Germany (BW), Medical Director of Department of Endocrinology and Menopause; University Women’s Hospital of Tuebingen, Germany
Professor Mueck has disclosed that he is a consultant/advisor to Bayer-Schering, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Procter & Gamble, Schering-Plough/Merck Sharpe & Dohme and Solvay and is also a member of the speakers’ bureaux of these companies. He is a recipient of research/grant funding from Bayer-Schering, Dr.Kade Pharma, Novartis, Novo Nordisk and Schering-Plough/Merck Sharpe & Dohme.

Professor Rossella Nappi (Italy)

Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Morphological, Eidological & Clinical Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Professor Nappi has disclosed that during the past 2 years, she has had financial relationships with Bayer-Schering Pharma, Boehringer Ingelheim, Merck-Theramex, Novo Nordisk, Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Schering-Plough/Organon.

Dr Santiago Palacios, MD, PhD (Spain)

Director of the Palacios Institute of Women’s Health, Madrid, Spain
Dr Palacios has disclosed that he is a recipient of research/grant funding from, is a consultant/advisor to, and/or is a lecturer for: Bayer-Schering, Novo Nordisk, Servier, Lilly, Daiichi-Sankyo, Sanofi-Aventis, MSD, Warner Chilcott Iberia, Pfizer-Wyeth, Amgen, Astra-Zeneca and Arkochim.

Mr Nick Panay, BSc, MRCOG, MFSRH (United Kingdom)

Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital, London, UK
Mr Panay has disclosed that he has acted in an advisory capacity, performed research and/or lectured on behalf of the following companies: Baxter, Bayer Schering, Eli Lilly, Galen, Janssen Cilag, Merck, Novo Nordisk, Novogen, Organon, Orion, Procter & Gamble, Se-cure, Servier, Shire, Solvay, Storz, and Wyeth.

Dr J H Pickar, MD, FACOG (USA)

Adjunct Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY, USA
Dr Pickar has disclosed that he is a former employee of Wyeth Research and is currently a consultant or has consulted for Wyeth/Pfizer, Depomed, BHR Pharma, Bionovo and ASCEND Therapeutics. He is a member of Bionovo's Medical Advisory Board and has received speaker support from Pfizer.

Professor Amos Pines (Israel)

Specialist in Internal Medicine, working in the Tel-Aviv Medical Center, which is affiliated to the Tel-Aviv University School of Medicine
Professor Pines has disclosed that he has no conflict of interest, except for an indirect one, being a consultant for a local, Israeli distributor that represents about 20 international pharma companies with niche products in all fields of medicine.

Professor JoAnn Pinkerton, MD (USA)

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director, Midlife Health Division, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Professor Pinkerton has disclosed that she is or has been Consultant/Advisory Board for Eli Lilly, Teva, Novo Nordisk, Amgen and Wyeth. She is currently involved in multicenter clinical trials as principal investigator for Wyeth and Pfizer. She serves on the Data Safety Monitoring Board for Boehringer Ingelheim. In addition, she serves as Past President and board member for the North American Menopause Society, is a member of the Council on Hormone Foundation for the Endocrine Society and a board member for the National Women’s Health Resource Center.

Professor Giuseppe Rosano, MD, PhD (Italy)

Director, Centre for Clinical & Basic Research, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Rome, Italy
Professor Rosano has nothing to disclose.

Professor Serge Rozenberg, MD (Belgium)

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Université Libre de Bruxelles (Free University Brussels), Belgium
Professor Rozenberg has disclosed that he is a recipient of research grant/member of the advisory boards of Amgem, and Merck Sharpe & Dohme.

Professor Hermann P G Schneider, MD, PhD, FRAM (Germany)

Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Muenster Medical School, Muenster, Germany
Professor Schneider has nothing to disclose.

Dr Duru Shah (India)

Ex-Professor Obstetrics & Gynecology, Grant Medical College, Nowrosjee Wadia Maternity Hospital, University of Mumbai. Post Graduate Guide for Diplomate of National Board, Jaslok Hospital & Research Center, Mumbai, India
Dr Shah has disclosed that she is the Chairman of the Advisory Board for Wyeth Ltd. (subsidiary Pfizer inc.).

Professor Regine L Sitruk-Ware, MD (USA)

Adjunct Professor Rockefeller University, Executive Director Research & Development, Population Council, New York, USA
Professor Sitruk-Ware has disclosed that she is a member of advisory panels on contraceptive research for Bayer Schering Pharma and Schering-Plough and has received travel and lecture fees from Bayer Schering Pharma, Schering-Plough, Merck Serono Theramex.

Dr John C Stevenson, MB BS, FRCP, FESC, MFSEM (United Kingdom)

Reader and Consultant Metabolic Physician/Honorary Principal Research Fellow, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
Dr Stevenson has disclosed that he is the recipient of research/grant funding from Schering Plough and Wyeth/Pfizer; is a consultant to Wyeth/Pfizer and lecturer for Bayer, Meda and Merck/Theramex.

Professor John W W Studd, DSc, MD, FRCOG (United Kingdom)

Professor of Gynaecology, London PMS and Menopause Centre, London, UK
Professor Studd has disclosed that, since retiring from the NHS and the University 4 years ago, he has received no research funding but remains on the advisory board of Procter & Gamble.

Dr David W Sturdee, MB BS, MD, DA, FRCOG (United Kingdom)

Consultant Gynecologist/Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Solihull Hospital and University of Birmingham, UK
Dr Sturdee has disclosed that he is not currently in receipt of any research grant, but is a consultant/advisor to and is a member of the speakers’ bureaux for Amgen, Theramex, Procter & Gamble, Wyeth, Bayer Schering and Novo Nordisk.

Dr D A Tan, MD, FPOGS, FPSREI, FPSGE (Philippines)

Head, Section of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines
Dr Tan has disclosed that he is currently advisor to Bayer Schering Pharma, has received research grants from Bayer Schering Pharma and Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals, has received sponsorships to attend meetings from Bayer Schering Pharma, Eli Lilly, and AstraZeneca, and has given lectures for Bayer Schering Pharma, AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, and Takeda.

Dr Lian G Ulrich, MD, Dip.Pharm Med. (UK), Gynaecologist and Obstetrician(DK) (Denmark)

Consultant at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynaecological Oncology Subgroup, Copenhagen University Hospital ‘Rigshospitalet’, Copenhagen, Denmark
Dr Ulrich has disclosed that she has received speaker’s fees and is a member of the Organon-Schering Plough-MSD Danish advisory board. She has also received speaker’s fees from Novo Nordisk and reimbursement of travelling expenses when speaking for Novo Nordisk in Europe. She and her husband own a small amount of stock in Novo Nordisk.

Professor Peter Van de Weijer, MD, PhD, DTMH (Netherlands)

Consultant Gynaecologist and Principal Tutor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Gelre Teaching Hospital, University of Utrecht Medical School, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands
Professor Van de Weijer has disclosed that he is a member of the speakers’ bureau for Solvay.

Professor Paulina Villaseca (Chile)

Associate Professor, Gynecologist, Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Professor Villaseca has disclosed that she has lectured for Novartis and for Eli Lilly.

Dr Amanda Vincent (Australia)

Consultant Endocrinologist, Menopause Unit, Southern Health, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Senior Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Jean Hailes Foundation Clinical Research Unit, School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
Dr Vincent has disclosed that she is the recipient of research/grant funding from Organon and Ralph Lauren and has been a member of the speakers’ bureau for Organon.

Professor Bo von Schoultz, MD PhD (Sweden)

Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska University Hospital and Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Professor von Schoultz has disclosed that he is the recipient of research/grant funding from Besins-Iscovesco, Procter & Gamble and Schaper & Brummer; is a consultant/lecturer for Bayer-Schering, Besins-Iscovesco, Novo Nordisk, Procter & Gamble and Schering-Plough.

Professor Qi Yu (China)

Professor and Vice Director, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
Dr Yu has disclosed that he is the recipient of sponsorship funding to attend meetings on behalf of and is a member of the speakers’ bureaux for Bayer, Merck, Wyeth, Solvay and MSD; he is a recipient of research/grant funding from Eli-Lilly, Merck and Daiichi Sankyo.

Managing Editor

Jean Wright (UK)

Editorial Assistant

Sue Brown (UK)