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Sex, Lies and Testosterone

I recently attended the British Menopause Society’s annual conference. One of the lecturers was a sex therapist and what she said clicked for me. She said, something along the lines of.. desire is not like hunger. It does not appear without a stimulus… In other words, you don’t just “get turned on” by nothing the...

On HRT, Horses, Horse Piss and Horse Manure

Guess which one is which…. What is the difference between Conjugated Oestrogen, Body identical Oestrogen like Estradiol and “Bioidentical” HRT? In the “olden” days, and still sometimes today, we got oestrogen from the urine of pregnant mares…yup. You heard right. Those poor mares would be kept pregnant, and their urine collected, and the mixture of...

I Had My First Ozempic Baby Last Week

She had a history of polycystic ovarian syndrome and had gotten hold of some Ozempic locally. It had worked and she had lost tens of pounds, when because of her PCOS, she had struggled to do so before. She was on the Combined oral pill, and her last withdrawal bleed was lighter than usual…that coupled...

We’re Hiring

Wanted: A Registered nurse for half a day four mornings a week at our Multi-disciplinary Private Practice in Woodbrook. Excellent bedside manner, professionalism and confidentiality are a must. You must be able to work well in a Team and be vaccinated against Hepatitis B and COVID 19 or be happy to make arrangements to be...

Sticks and Stones May Break my Bones….

Osteoporosis is thinning of the bones.   It can lead to an increased fracture risk from a relatively simple fall or force. As a little old lady, a fractured hip or spine can be life changing, if not life threatening. So, we should do all we can to protect our bones. It’s not just little...

Hormone Replacement Therapy: The Elixir of Youth or a Deadly Poison?

Hormone Replacement Therapy: is it the Elixir of Youth or is it going to kill you? HRT replaces the lack of estrogen that is causing hot flushes and other menopausal symptoms. Older, flawed studies, especially one called “The Women’s Health Initiative Study” back in 2002 scared the living daylights out of doctors and patients alike….However,...

Stop the Hot Flashes!

How Can I feel Better?   What can be done to alleviate these symptoms? What is HRT and is it safe? First of all, let’s talk about the lifestyle changes that can be made: 1. Avoid caffeine, alcohol and spicy foods if these aggravate your hot flushes 2.Wear loose clothing and sleep with a fan...

What’s the Difference between the Perimenopause and the menopause?

What’s the Difference between the Menopause and Perimenopause?   Women are born with their full complement of eggs or follicles. At puberty, we start to develop these follicles every month and the dominant one gets ovulated. The perimenopause is when a woman’s ovaries start to produce fewer follicles and oestrogen levels fall. Ovulation can be...

What it Means to be a Woman in 2024.

I watched “Miss Potter” with my husband the other night and I cried. “Why on earth are you crying?” he asked me perplexed as I burst into tears when her first book “The Tale of Peter Rabbit ” got published. “I am just so happy for her!” If you haven’t seen the show, you should....

The Food of Love

I nearly forgot it was Valentine’s Day yesterday. With all the excitement of Carnival and then the come down that is Ash Wednesday I ran down to the corner store, half panicked to buy my husband some chocolates. It got me thinking about how chocolate became the “Food of love” and about other supposed aphrodisiacs,...

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