Cervical Cancer Screening Awareness Week June 17-23
Cervical Cancer Screening Awareness I remember having my first ever cervical screening ‘smear tests’, in my early 20’s. As I sat nervously on the examination bed, not knowing what to expect, the doctor appeared from behind the curtain. ‘Are you ready?’, she asked enthusiastically. I gave a sceptical nod. ‘It’s going to feel a bit […]
Are You Getting Enough Calcium Around Menopause?
I wanted to discuss the importance of calcium intake around menopause. ????The menopausal transition can result in significant bone loss, and risk of osteoporosis. In those postmenopausal women diagnosed with osteoporosis, approximately 40% will develop a fragility fracture ????PREVENTION IS KEY and is a combination of lifestyle, exercise and adequate calcium intake. ⭐ The target […]
Endometriosis the missed disease that affects a tenth of women
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Hair Loss and Menopause
Hair Loss and Menopause Did you know around 40% of women around the menopause will complain of hair loss? Many women start to notice a change in their 30s and 40s. Hair loss can be very distressing and shocking, evoking loss of confidence and self-identity. The stress of hair loss is further worsened with not […]
Simply the Breast
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Health Supplements For Menopause Symptoms-more style over substance?
Supplements for menopause symptoms‘I was scrolling through social media one day and up popped an advert for menopause supplements. Usually, I scroll straight past these things, but it caught my eye: ‘UKs No.1 best-selling menopause treatment; Alternatives to HRT; No need to wait for a GP consultation; 99% effective; Get back to feeling yourself; Award […]
Beat the bloat
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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 […]