249 - Dr Mary Claire Haver: on a mission to demystify menopause
In this week’s podcast Dr Louise is joined by Dr Mary Claire Haver, an obstetrics and gynaecology doctor and a menopause specialist in the US. Dr Louise and Dr Mary Claire discuss the challenges of en...
26 Mar 202430min
248 - The menopause brain: why it might be feeling strange and what you can do about it
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast is celebrating two huge milestones this week: not only is the podcast five years old, we’ve hit six million downloads since Dr Louise started her podcast back in March 201...
19 Mar 202434min
247 - Addiction and menopause
Joining Dr Louise on this week’s podcast is Alex Newman, a substance misuse therapist with a special interest in the menopause. Alex’s passion is supporting women who are self-medicating menopausal ...
12 Mar 202430min
246 - Postnatal depression, PMDD and menopause: Wendy’s hormone journey
Content advisory: this episode contains themes of suicide and self-harm Joining Dr Louise on this week’s podcast is Wendy Barker. Wendy experienced postnatal depression after the birth of her first ch...
5 Mar 202436min
245 - How medicine has failed women, with author Elinor Cleghorn
This week Dr Louise is joined by feminist cultural historian Dr Elinor Cleghorn, author of Unwell Women, which unpacks the roots of the misunderstanding, mystification and misdiagnosis of women’s bodi...
27 Feb 202439min
244 - Hot flush drug fezolinetant
On this week’s podcast, Dr Louise is joined by Dr Ashley Winter, a urologist and sexual medicine specialist, and Dr Sarah Glynne, a GP and menopause specialist who is a member of the research team at ...
20 Feb 202436min
243 - Contraception during perimenopause: HRT, the pill and the Mirena coil
In this episode, Dr Louise is joined by Dr Clair Crockett, a GP and menopause specialist at Newson Health. Dr Clair has completed diplomas in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Sexual and Reproductive He...
13 Feb 202435min
242 - Sex, hormones and the menopause
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, this week’s podcast looks at how menopause can affect sex and intimacy. Joining Dr Louise is US-based Dr Kelly Casperson, urologic surgeon, author, and sex...
6 Feb 202432min
