Resource Round-up: Women's health

Women, trans men and non-binary people continue to deal with disparities in accessing appropriate and specific healthcare services. From treating health issues like uncomplicated UTIs to providing medical abortion services at the pharmacy, pharmacists can help provide women, trans men, and non-binary people with faster, more convenient care in their communities.

These resources are tailored to the specific medication management needs of those assigned female at birth and designed to help optimize patient care in your pharmacy.

General women’s, trans men, and non-binary health

• How to manage common period concerns – A practice tool 
• How can you help your patients with an uncomplicated UTI? – A practice tool 
• End the Stigma. Period – Help change the narrative around menstruation and end period stigma with this practice tool 
• Endometriosis Resources for Pharmacists – Support patient care with trusted, evidence-based tools from the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada

Contraception

• Sexual and Reproductive Health Toolkit – Resource toolkit for pharmacists 
• Preparing to provide hormonal contraception management: Practical Tips for Community Pharmacists – Video recording 

Pregnancy

• "Now what?!" A practice tool for pharmacist-driven options counselling for unintended pregnancy – Canadian Pharmacists Journal

Medication abortion

• Sexual and Reproductive Health Toolkit – Resource toolkit for pharmacists 
• Pharmacist Checklist for Medication Abortion – A practice tool 
• Pharmacist Resource Guide for Medication Abortion – A practice tool 

Menopause

For health-care professionals

• MQ6: An approach to menopause management – An assessment tool/questionnaire for health professionals (Canadian Menopause Society)
• Practitioners Toolkit for the Management of the Menopause – A toolkit (Australasian Menopause Society)
• Menopause resources for healthcare professionals – A website from the British specialist authority for menopause and reproductive health in the UK (British Menopause Society)
• Menopause misinformation – An ob-gyn’s 6 rules for sorting truth from false claims (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

For patients

• Menopause and U (Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada)
• MQ6: An approach to menopause management (Canadian Menopause Society)
• Menopause, Women’s Health, and Work (US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: Office of Women’s Health)
• Menopause and later life (Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists)

CPS: Drug and therapeutic information 

Our drug and therapeutic content covers a wide variety of conditions and issues in the area of women’s health to help you in your practice, including pregnancy, prenatal and postpartum care, osteoporosis, menopause, UTIs, birth control, STIs and much more. 

NEW! Gender-Affirming Care for Trans-Gender and Gender-Diverse Individuals From inclusive language and terminology to a comprehensive evidence-based overview of hormonal therapy options available in Canada, our latest chapter covers everything you need to know to help you provide optimal care to your transgender and gender-diverse patients.

Pharmacy check-ins

Pharmacists across Canada are important sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care providers for their patients who can get pregnant. We checked in with a few pharmacists to talk about the importance of safe and stigma-free access to SRH care.

Learn more about providing sexual and reproductive health services from these pharmacists:

Our Resource Round-up series gathers our available resources and practice tools on important health topics to help you in your practice. 

Last updated on May 7, 2025