Menopausal women don’t need ‘quiet rooms’. We need HRT or other treatments, so our careers can continue uninterrupted without symptoms. My article in ⁦The Times and The Sunday Times⁩ thetimes.co.uk/article/menopa…

Besins have found some pumps were faulty which lead to some women receiving inadequate doses of their oestradiol gel gov.uk/drug-device-al…

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Such an important part of my work is helping women to feel better and live a healthy life. We know there are so many symptoms associated with perimenopause and menopause and lots of women end up taking numerous medications trying to treat individual symptoms, when often the

Women in wealthier areas are twice as likely to receive HRT, research finds - ⁦⁦Mail+⁩ Also many medical schools do not have menopause on their curriculum. SO much needs to change to improve women’s health. ALL women deserve access to HRT dailymail.co.uk/health/article…

These are words from a patient I reviewed last week in my clinic. She had been incorrectly told she could never be prescribed HRT. She had given up her job as a senior nurse and could no longer look after her elderly mother due to her menopausal symptoms including brain fog,

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

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Shall we start by bringing back not having alarms on cheese and then work up from there?

While cardiovascular disease is often thought to be more of a men’s health issue, it is actually the leading cause of death in menopausal women. We often think of oestrogen in terms of our periods and reproduction, but 25 years ago this article in the New England Journal of

Body identical HRT has more benefits than risks for most women. Benefits include improving symptoms as well as improving future health. Important to remember that our hormones oestradiol, progesterone and testosterone are biologically active hormones with many beneficial roles

I have written this blog post with the incredible Jayashri Kulkarni who is a consultant psychiatrist who understands the roles of our hormones oestradiol, progesterone and testosterone in our brains.

This needs to be repeated time and time again: Pharmacists don’t “just hand out” whatever the doctor issued. Thorough checks and balances are in place for a reason, and if you’re ever unsure of the reason - do me a favour and google Harold Shipman. The pharmacist flagged it.

I think if I was England manager and I had wanted to win that game I would have asked the boys to score more goals than the Spanish team but that’s just me

This #WorldMenopauseDay, it is important to understand the ways that perimenopause and menopause can affect someone's mental health in order to better support your colleagues, friends, and relatives. If you are unable to receive confidential support, register with us.

Updated NICE menopause guidelines published today. While it’s welcome to see HRT as the preferred treatment for the menopause, this is a disappointing update overall. The focus remains primarily on vasomotor symptoms – hot flushes and night sweats – which are, for many women,

BMS, national & international guidance advises that if standard dose HRT is given to women with no contraindications to treatment and care is individualised, the benefits associated with HRT outweigh the risks. Women using HRT should have an annual review bit.ly/3YMbOJA

We know that perimenopause and menopause can impact mental health, which is usually due to fluctuating or low hormone levels as the hormones oestradiol, progesterone and testosterone have important functions in your brain. For some women, they can also experience something

I was asked this question as part of the Q&A on my recent theatre tour and I thought it would be helpful to share my answer here too. Menopause is “natural” in the sense that every woman will experience it. But menopause is a permanent reduction of your hormone levels which can