Many patients tell me they had been so profoundly affected by menopausal symptoms that they literally crave having a thorough understanding of what is exactly happening to them. This transition is nothing like they have imagined before or heard from friends. And each one thinks their case is different – and they are right! Every woman has her own, unique experience of menopause. Some suffer deeply, while others have no symptoms at all. For me as a GP, it is important to

Do you wonder why menopause tends to be portrayed in a negative light? Why does everyone talk about bothersome symptoms, anxiety, struggles? I encourage you to start talking about positive things related to it, like liberation from periods and contraception! In this article I referred to issues surrounding menopause in the workplace, but let’s not forget women also face challenges earlier on – due to periods and pregnancy. There are many ways in which employers can demonstr

Part 1 You feel hot, red, sluggish and unmotivated at work. Last night was difficult. You couldn’t sleep, being drenched in sweat. Then anxiety kicked in: “What if this is something serious?” So you book another appointment with your doctor. He hesitantly runs a blood test and then seems to reassure you: “Look, as I said before, these are all symptoms of your menopause...” But you do not feel reassured. You wonder if the GP can call your boss and explain this to him?

When patients come to see me about their menopause, what they want most is information. Despite plentiful advice available online, questions remain. Some ladies find it difficult to comb through lots of online material, and they cannot tell which information is true, credible and based on evidence – and this is the kind of information they want. There are some questions that get asked more than others, and so I decided to share two common and interesting ones in this post, a