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Menopause & Anxiety
‘There is medicine for 100 problems, but laughter is my best healing friend!’ A Hindi adage. …
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Gone Swimming
‘It was my husband who suggested I get myself down to the lido this summer. He’d read…
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The Magic Pill
Is there a magic pill that addresses all our issues in the perimenopause and menopause? The answer…
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HRT and Breast Cancer Risk
Did the latest Lancet article in August 2019 tell us anything new about HRT and breast cancer…
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When should I start thinking about HRT?
Perimenopause is the time to start reflecting on how your hormones are behaving. Many ladies ask me…
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HRT – there is no need to panic
This week has been about reassuring women who are newly starting HRT. This is to confirm that…
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Menopause and Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
Dehydroepiandrosterone, more commonly referred to as DHEA, is the most prolific pro-hormone in the body and starts…
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Link between anxiety, depression and hormone imbalance
Common symptoms that we associate with hormone imbalance are those related to periods or night sweats and…
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Clinic question – ‘I have a Mirena and therefore no periods, then how do I know if I am perimenopausal or menopausal?’
With modern contraceptive methods like implants and various Intrauterine systems such as a Mirena how do you…
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Query from my clinic – ‘Is 10 years the limit on HRT?’
‘My doctor says I have been on HRT for 10 years and therefore I should come off…