Menopause
Because I get what you’re living with and helping you through it takes more than a 10minute phone call.
The perimenopause and beyond can be such a tricky time of life to navigate; Work stress, children of all ages, ageing parents, relationship issues- you name it, it’s happening while you’re undergoing one of the most physiologically challenging phases of your life. Thanks for that, Mother Nature…just what we all needed!
Because it is a complex and uncertain time, you might find you’re really in need of some extra support. If you feel like the lynch-pin in your life right now, its because you probably are…You can’t afford to be functioning at anything less than 100%, right? But who has your back? It often feels like nobody, and it needn’t be that way.
During your menopause consultation, we will explore all aspects of your physical and emotional symptoms and how they may be impacting your day to day life as well as your overall health. But the menopause transition is not just hot flushes, poor sleep and brain fog. As time passes, our bodies change both inside and out- Our cardiovascular, gastro, hormonal and neurological systems all undergo changes so that the things we used to do and rely on for health are now different – it’s important your health at this time is not purely dominated by typically associated symptoms of ‘The Menopause’.
Whether you have symptoms of the early perimenopause or you’re well into the post menopausal phase and still having symptoms, I can help you find the best way forward to optimise both your health and wellbeing. There may be a place for lifestyle adjustments, Estrogen replacement (HRT), testosterone, non- hormonal medications, psychosexual counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy and/or taking a look at your wider health like blood pressure, cholesterol and autoimmune conditions which may be provoked during the menopause transition…We can decide on this together during your consultation.
***Please note I do not prescribe testosterone gel without a current (within 3 months) blood test and future follow up appointment arranged.
**I do not prescribe doses of estrogen above the recommended and/or licensed amounts.