Dr. Louise Newson

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9,771 appearances 47 recordings 5 series first heard Apr 2025 last heard 5d ago

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The Dr Louise Newson Podcast · 101 – Luteal Uglies - what does this mean? · 15 Sep 2026 podcast

And because there was a big push at that time when she was prescribing natural progesterone for synthetic progestogens, for the synthetic contraceptives,

to be launched and also all the psychiatric medications as well.

So her voice was drowned by the medical establishment, by guideline writing committees, by pharmaceutical companies as well.

But this is where we have to think about basic physiology and basic science.

So when there is a problem in medicine, we try and treat the underlying cause.

So PMS or PMDD can really negatively affect quality of life.

Because symptoms of low mood, anxiety, irritability, brain fog, poor sleep, memory problems, fatigue, muscle joint pains, palpitations, skin changes can all really affect a woman's ability to function at work and at home and just day to day.

And to normalize those symptoms and give us yet another label.

So talking about these luteal uglies in a way that's just quite amusing and funny actually really upsets me.

Because we know that around 80% of women with PMDD actually have suicidal thoughts.

I spoke to a lady yesterday in my clinic who has PMDD, and she says that her boyfriend's very close to leaving her.

She becomes very cross, very argumentative.

One day in her month, she actually feels like ending everything.

And she's got a strong family history, actually.

Sadly, her mother did end her life, and she thinks it was related to her hormones.

Her sister also has similar symptoms and two of her nieces too as well.

But they don't know where to go to.

They didn't even know that there was a treatment available.

So they've just been trying to support each other.

And a lot of people who write the PMS and PMDD guidelines are funded by pharmaceutical companies.

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