Yesterday I spent an amazing afternoon with staff, service users and women at BSMHFT NHS Mental Health talking about hormones and mental health.

There was so much enthusiasm in the room to learn more about the often-overlooked role hormones can play in mental health during the perimenopause and…

It’s far too easy for hormones to be overlooked when it comes to mental health symptoms such as low mood, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, feelings of low self-worth and reduced self-esteem. We know it’s very common for perimenopausal and menopausal women to experience a decline in…

This podcast about POI is worth a listen to - thedrlouisenewsonpodcast.podbean.com/e/146-helping-…

One of the sections that has been updated in my book is the expert view written by the wonderful Dr. Lisa Mosconi. She talks about her recent study which was a meta-analysis of six clinical trials and forty-five observational studies. It encompassed data from more than 6 million women…

This may help too - balance-menopause.com/uploads/2021/0…

This quote is from my daughter Jess's contribution in my book. She talks about menopause through her eyes and highlights how difficult it can be for younger family members to see a change in their loved one. 

One thing that really helped our family unit get through it was by…

This is a great podcast to listen to about POI - thedrlouisenewsonpodcast.podbean.com/e/110-finding-…

What it’s like to go through the menopause aged 28 - So important that women with POI (menopause at a young age) are diagnosed promptly and receive the right type and dose of hormones ⁦harriet⁩ ⁦The Times and The Sunday Times⁩

thetimes.co.uk/article/ddc80f…

I recently spoke for Fibromyalgia Action UK about this - hoping this webinar will be available for all soon

Many women are told they have fibromyalgia but improve with right dose of HRT / testosterone

I recently went to St George’s Hospital in London to teach NHS England rheumatology doctors about female hormones. For those of you who don’t know, rheumatologists specialise in a variety of conditions that can affect your muscles or joints, so considering hormones as part of…

Eight expert tips to sleeping better during menopause - great to be quoted in their article in ⁦The Telegraph⁩ today.

Replacing oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone through HRT helps manage hormonal causes of insomnia which are common telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness…

In the UK, only around 14% of menopausal women take HRT and this number usually shocks people. But as you can hear Dr Mary Claire Haver talk about here - in the US it is only 4% now, when just over 20 years ago it was around 40%.

Much of this reduction in HRT use and the…

The day is finally here! The revised version of my book, The Definitive Guide to the Perimenopause and Menopause is officially out now.

Not only has it been updated to have this wonderfully happy yellow cover - which I hope makes some of you smile - we have also worked really…

Women and clinicians need to understand more about how safe and effective HRT is for most women - apple.news/AfKTUoEvwT6mFD…

No surprise when it is known that HRT prescribing is so low in these areas.

Women who take HRT have a lower risk of future diseases including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, clinical depression, dementia, bowel cancer and earlier death yet only around 5% menopausal…

Something a lot of women ask me about is what signs there are of testosterone deficiency. Current UK NHS guidelines recommend testosterone if you have severely reduced libido or hypoactive sexual desire disorder, but in my clinical experience (any many others too), women can also…

Wonderful evening last night with Liz Earle MBE at Ham Yard