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World Menopause Day and Heart Disease
It’s World Menopause Day, with this year’s theme focussed on Cardio-Vascular Disease (CVD).Helping women navigate through menopause is largely focussed on symptom control. But something else is happening to women entering midlife. Something you can’t see or feel. Something you may not even know is happening- and that is the increased risk of cardiovascular disease. […]
The Relationship between Gut Health and Menopause?
This topic is huge at the moment!. You may have heard these buzz words all the time- ‘perimenopause gut health’, ‘Menopause and digestive health’.So why is the topic gut health and menopause and perimenopause so important and talked about? As well as bloating, constipation, reflux being symptoms of menopause, you may also be tackling other […]
BREAST PAIN AND HRT
Breast pain and HRT Breast pain is one of the most common side effects experienced when starting/changing dose of HRT. If you are taking both oestrogen and progesterone as part of HRT, it can be tricky to know which is the trigger as both can cause breast pain. For most, it is tolerable and temporary […]
Cervical Screening Awareness Week (19-24th June 2023)
Cervical cancer is one the most easily preventable gynaecological cancers. The procedure is quick, and the result arrives at your door within a few weeks, providing most women reassurance for the next three to five years.But why are so many women scared? Is it irrational fear? maybe… but, for most of us, going through such […]
Exercise around Menopause
Exercise around the menopause can be really beneficial for relieving a lot of symptoms such as flushes, sleep, anxiety, low mood, bladder symptoms, as well as improve risk of long term conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, dementia and pelvic floor dysfunction (which can all be caused or worsened by menopause itself).But do you […]
Could this all be Perimenopause?
Are you in your 30s or 40s and experiencing really non specific symptoms? Burning tongue, crawling skin, hair loss, gum disease, restless legs, burning feet, palpitations, anxiety…. The list goes on. This could be perimenopause. This is the time leading up to the menopause, where the hormones oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone start to fluctuate. Did […]
Mirena coils
You may have varying thoughts about a Mirena coil. Some of you may have even heard horror stories..But what is a Mirena and what are the benefits?It is a small plastic T-shaped device containing the progestogen, levonorgestrel. It is fitted into the womb and releases hormones slowly over 5 years. It has two fine threads […]
Non hormonal menopause treatments
Its not all about hormones! HRT is proven to be the most effective treatment for symptom control in menopause, and overall long term health benefits. However, for some, HRT is not advisable or recommended and many women may choose not to take hormones. So what alternatives are there? The National Institute of Clinical Effectiveness (NICE) […]
Menopause- it affects everyone!
I speak to women every day about how to manage their menopause symptoms but how often their loved ones feel they can be involved. Menopause has many physical and emotional changes. It can be a complex and challenging time, having a huge impact on those closest, and sadly the cause of many relationship and career […]