
001 - Symptoms and Effective Treatment for Women Experiencing the Menopause - Dr Sarah Ball & Dr Louise Newson
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast
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The Effects of Hormones on Bone Health
Around 70% of women I see have been offered antidepressants for their low mood. Many don't have the confidence or self-esteem to actually say to the GP, 'I really want HRT' It's very difficult for women who are quite vulnerable at that time of life anyway and they often can't find a complicated system to navigate. So everything is, but it's amazing that we're not looking at the bigger picture more. And so we mentioned about our bones. So during the perimenopause, so in this lady, although she was a runner, she was healthy, she was great, hopefully taking vitamin D, which we ought to take. Her bone didn't seem to
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