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In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by urologist and sexual medicine specialist Dr Rachel Rubin for a clear look at how hormonal changes can often worsen both urinary and vaginal health. The c...
25 Nov 202530min

34 - Penny Lancaster: The truth about menopause care
Every day we hear from women whose symptoms are being misdiagnosed, which makes Penny Lancaster’s story hit close to home. She talks with Dr Louise Newson about the months she spent thinking she was d...
18 Nov 202531min

33 - Menopause and the making of Riot Women with Sally Wainwright
Content advisory: this episode contains themes of mental health and suicide Many women experience menopause as more than hot flushes and periods stopping. It can also bring a deep sense of flatness, l...
11 Nov 202532min

32 - Tackling myths and misinformation in menopause
Despite increased awareness, misinformation around menopause is still everywhere with outdated fears about hormone therapy, confusion over types of hormones and mixed messages about risks leaving many...
4 Nov 202529min

31 - Could it be perimenopause? How hormones influence the brain
Many women reach their 40s and start feeling different. They find themselves more anxious, tired, forgetful or prone to migraines, without realising these are often early signs of perimenopause. In th...
28 Okt 202533min

30 - Challenging the invisibility of menopausal women with Liz Earle MBE
Content advisory: this episode contains themes of suicide Too many women reach perimenopause and menopause only to feel unheard, unseen and underserved by the healthcare system. In this episode, Dr Lo...
21 Okt 202531min

29 - Hysterectomy: surgery, recovery and hormones
Content advisory: this episode contains themes of suicide More than a million worldwide undergo a hysterectomy each year, for reasons ranging from heavy bleeding to pain or other gynecological problem...
14 Okt 202533min

28 - How synthetic hormones can rewire the female brain
For more than half a century, "the Pill” has been a routine part of women’s lives, prescribed not only for contraception but for acne, period pain and hormonal regulation. It’s so deeply woven into mo...
7 Okt 202531min




















