Prosper Menopause Clinic

We provide evidence-based holistic Perimenopause and Menopause care

[Prosper Menopause Clinic @Prosper_meno]

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[Dr Louise Newson @drlouisenewson]

New awareness campaign by @NHSEngland has been announced to help reduce hospital admissions for urinary tract infections. However use of vaginal hormones to prevent UTIs is not mentioned despite @Uroweb recommending vaginal oestrogen for UTI prevention - why?? This needs changing; vaginal oestrogen is both safe and cheap as well as effective.

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@drrachelrubin @AshleyGWinter

[Dr Louise Newson @drlouisenewson]

For far too long, women have been unnecessarily scared of HRT and often don’t realise the health benefits that come with taking HRT. It’s common for the risks to be overstated and the benefits overlooked, so we have taken the best available evidence to create two visual aids to help you understand the long-term benefits and risks.

Our doctors at my clinic will be using these within consultations so women can agree a treatment plan they are confident is right for them. If you’d like to take a look at the documents, we have also added them as a download on my @balanceMeno website here: https://t.co/utLr6tmNTa

[Prosper Menopause Clinic @Prosper_meno]

Please consider participating in this survey from @drlouisenewson. Research in the role of hormone changes on moods and the functioning of our brains is needed!

[Dr Louise Newson @drlouisenewson]

In partnership with the University of Reading, my Newson Health team and I are conducting a survey to understand more about how hormonal changes and/or treatments affect mood.

So, if you are aged between 30-60 and are experiencing peri/menopausal symptoms, then please complete the online survey. It takes around 10-15 minutes to do and can be completed anonymously.

https://t.co/nGEx3FITjy

[Dr Louise Newson @drlouisenewson]

A slide from my presentation today - many people do not realise that female brains produce oestrogen which has important roles. Changing and lower oestrogen levels in the perimenopause and menopause can lead to numerous symptoms including ones affecting mood and cognition. #apwmhconf23

[Prosper Menopause Clinic @Prosper_meno]

📢 Introducing our latest blog post: "Sleep Solutions For Perimenopause & Menopause: Restful Nights Through The Change" 💤✨
Sleep can be a challenge during perimenopause, affecting up to 40% of women. Find out why and discover effective solutions.

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[Ashley Winter MD || Urologist @AshleyGWinter]

Fuck yeah

[Dr Louise Newson @drlouisenewson]

The report from @worldheartfed does not mention early menopause as a risk factor for CVD yet menopause is known to be a risk factor for CVD. Surgical menopause and menopause at a young age increases risk further and taking HRT can reduce this risk. Why does this report not mention female hormones? Missed opportunity to educate and consider HRT for young menopausal women.

[The Latte Lounge @lounge_latte]

What can we do to help with ADHD and its symptoms?

Menopause expert Dr Emma Ping joins me in the new podcast episode to share some useful advice on how to cope with ADHD during the menopause.

🎧 Listen now:
https://t.co/j5godwqICB

[Vikram Sinai Talaulikar @VikramSinai]

If you experienced menopause as a result of cancer treatment, we need your help. Please could you give us 10 min of your time to complete this survey which aims to understand the health needs of those with menopause due to cancer and empower their voices

https://t.co/5FYqEeKYof

[Dr Louise Newson @drlouisenewson]

This paper is worth a read about the effects of oestrogen on reducing cardiovascular disease https://t.co/osJMkuiKOB

[Dr Louise Newson @drlouisenewson]

Really important words spoken by Dr Angela DeRosa 👏👏👏 #EMAS2023

[Dr Louise Newson @drlouisenewson]

My clinic, Newson Health, sees thousands of patients every year, which allows us to collect a huge amount of data about menopause symptoms and the response to various treatments.

In a recent audit of over 300 patients, we looked at oestrogen doses and blood oestradiol levels, and menopause symptoms scores for each woman. A lower score indicated fewer or milder symptoms, a higher score indicated a greater number or more severe symptoms.

Although there was a correlation between oestrogen dose and blood levels of Oestradiol, there was no statistical relationship between Oestradiol levels and Menopause Symptom Questionnaire (MSQ) scores. This was initially surprising, because one might expect that higher levels of circulating oestrogen was related to women experiencing fewer symptoms and feeling better.

These results tally with my clinical impression from having spoken to thousands of women over the course of several decades. Very often, when I see patients for their follow-up appointment, they have had some improvements in certain symptoms, whilst other symptoms remain. In these cases, we often adjust HRT levels to optimise symptom response.

In the study we carried out, the 50 patients prescribed the highest doses of oestrogen had an average oestradiol level of 921 and, on average, their symptom score was 20. However, in the 50 women with the lowest oestradiol serum level (average 113), their average symptom score was 24.

If you’ve followed me for a while, you’ll have heard me say countless times that HRT is not one-size-fits-all and these findings really back that up: some women need higher doses of oestrogen to see an improvement in their symptoms.

Here's the full research: https://t.co/mD0Z6sreqy

[Vikram Sinai Talaulikar @VikramSinai]

The more we get to know about menopause & hormones, the more we realise how little we really understand about complexity of the change.
We have done well over the years to figure out many physiological changes that happen at menopause but there remain many unanswered questions.

[Prosper Menopause Clinic @Prosper_meno]

Hey ladies, it's time to talk about your menopausal vagina! Check our latest blog tips on how to keep your vagina happy and healthy during this time of change. #menopause #womenshealth #vaginalhealth"

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[Heather Hirsch MD, MS, MSCP @heatherhirschMD]

The avoidance of hormone therapy as free the WHI has lead to as many as 100,000 premature deaths in women, likely a significant underestimate #menopause #hormonetherapy

[Dr Louise Newson @drlouisenewson]

Improving childcare and also allowing perimenopausal and menopausal women (around 40% of NHS workforce) to have access to proper menopause care would both improve job retention and productivity in the NHS

[Dr Louise Newson @drlouisenewson]

A fall in #testosterone during
#menopause can lead to a lack of energy, brain fog and reduced libido. #NICEGuidance says testosterone should be considered for menopausal women with low sexual desire if #HRT alone is not effective. Read more: https://t.co/E4EYYvqBqJ #thismorning

[Prosper Menopause Clinic @Prosper_meno]

Excellent article by @Loujohnson If we don’t talk about menstruation, motherhood, mental health, menopause (and the messy in-between of life and work) nothing will ever change https://t.co/WUHSyoF4Xx

[Prosper Menopause Clinic @Prosper_meno]

Great blog by Dr Mary Clare Haver , read further to find out why dizziness , tingling hands and feet , headaches , digestive issues can all be symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. https://t.co/Xy1Tq1xiLv