Abstract Submission

Submission Guidelines 

Abstracts must be submitted using this online form.

The deadline for regular submission is March 31, 2026. The deadline for late-breaking submission is May 31, 2026.

Full guidelines are posted on the submission site. Please note the following: 

• Each presenting author may submit up to five abstracts for consideration. 
  
• There is a fee ($50 members; $100 nonmembers) for each abstract submitted. The abstract submission fee applies to the review process only and is nonrefundable. It cannot be applied to the meeting registration fee. 
  
• There is a limit of 4,545 characters for the text of the submission. Character count includes spaces, title, authors, institutions, tables, and images. The character count will be displayed in the bar at the top of the submission. 

• Information submitted for consideration must not be identical to that presented at any meeting prior to The Menopause Society Annual Meeting, and the study must not have been published as of the submission date. 

• All accepted abstracts will be published in Menopause. 

• The Menopause Society reserves the right not to review an abstract or not to publish an abstract if the abstract submission does not conform to all requirements. 

• Abstracts must be submitted in English, in a structured format. 

• Late-breaking abstracts are considered those that include important research advances in the field and are based on new data that was not available by the initial submission deadline. There is a limit on the number of late-breaking abstracts that will be accepted.
  
• Please note that late-breaking abstracts are not intended to be those that missed the initial submission deadline.

Award Availability

Authors who wish to be considered for a New Investigator Travel Award must have earned their degree within 7 years and not previously been given this award. Proof of eligibility is required. They also must be the presenting author on the abstract. 

Authors who wish to be considered for a NIH ORWH Travel Award must possess a baccalaureate or higher degree, be a medical student from any health-related discipline, be a postdoctoral trainee, be an American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow, be a medical resident or fellow in-training, be a member of the uniformed services or National Guard, or be an investigator who is no more than 5 years past a doctoral degree or residency. The applicant must be the first author on the submitted abstract and may not be a Federal employee.