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When some women come to see us, it is after they have tried to seek help in many other places. We can often be a last resort because of myths that perpetuate about private medical practice.

As we age, we become more at risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). There is nothing we can do about ageing, but we can support our heart’s health.

Keeping a diary of your symptoms is a useful way of understanding just how much they are affecting your daily life.

It is thought that around 20% of women in the UK have polycystic ovaries and while many of these women will never know they have the condition, it does affect some women.

Carrying fat on your thighs instead of your stomach can help protect you from heart disease.

Relieving your menopause symptoms when you have a history of cancer can involve many extra steps depending on the complexity of your case.

While it might seem that holistic ways to relieve menopausal symptoms are dabbling in the world of alternative medicine, there is a lot of clinical data to support the use of some complementary therapies.

Symptoms of the menopause can be unpleasant and impact on your daily life. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is one of the ways you can alleviate these symptoms.

As life gets busy, self-care can often come at the bottom of the list. Careers and family commitments can take attention away from changes happening to your body. It can be easy to miss signs and symptom, put off going to the GP or simply be unaware of a health issue.

Estrogen protects your bones. When your estrogen levels drop during menopause, so does the bone protection. This means that women going through the menopause are more at risk of osteoporosis and weaker bones.