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Dr. Eleanor Galvin

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122 total appearances

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The Pat Kenny Show
Ask The Expert: GP Eleanor Galvin

And even if you couldn't take the normal ones, there are other ones.

The Pat Kenny Show
Ask The Expert: GP Eleanor Galvin

There's vaginal estrogen, what are her symptoms?

The Pat Kenny Show
Ask The Expert: GP Eleanor Galvin

And there are medication even for people to help menopausal symptoms.

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The Pat Kenny Show
Ask The Expert: GP Eleanor Galvin

That can't take HRT.

The Pat Kenny Show
Ask The Expert: GP Eleanor Galvin

So there's lots of options there for people.

The Pat Kenny Show
Ask The Expert: GP Eleanor Galvin

Most people haven't run out of time for trying it if they're suffering.

The Pat Kenny Show
Ask The Expert: GP Eleanor Galvin

No, I think the person must be about 45, 46 years of age.

The Pat Kenny Show
Ask The Expert: GP Eleanor Galvin

That's an early age to end up with no oestrogen in you.

The Pat Kenny Show
Ask The Expert: GP Eleanor Galvin

Is it indeed the treatment for it?

The Pat Kenny Show
Ask The Expert: GP Eleanor Galvin

So it's changed to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome to reflect the fact it's a whole body disease and not just a disease that is dealt with by gynae spout infertility.

The Pat Kenny Show
Ask The Expert: GP Eleanor Galvin

So women are more than their reproductive capabilities.

The Pat Kenny Show
Ask The Expert: GP Eleanor Galvin

Newsflash.

The Pat Kenny Show
Ask The Expert: GP Eleanor Galvin

Yeah.

The Pat Kenny Show
Ask The Expert: GP Eleanor Galvin

So if you have a disease, it is affecting you in more ways than maybe it might be harder to get pregnant.

The Pat Kenny Show
Ask The Expert: GP Eleanor Galvin

So we shouldn't be just looking for polycystic ovaries for people's reproductive capacity.

The Pat Kenny Show
Ask The Expert: GP Eleanor Galvin

Yes, of course, that's important.

The Pat Kenny Show
Ask The Expert: GP Eleanor Galvin

But there's a whole load more to PCOS, which is now PMOS, because it...

The Pat Kenny Show
Ask The Expert: GP Eleanor Galvin

People can have acne, hair loss, as well as too much hair, tiredness, chronic fatigue, mood changes, insulin differences.

The Pat Kenny Show
Ask The Expert: GP Eleanor Galvin

And so there's an awful lot more.

The Pat Kenny Show
Ask The Expert: GP Eleanor Galvin

And it's really a symptom that should be treated with medication under the care of a team, not just a gynae who's trying to make your periods regular.

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