Dr. Louise Newson

So it's not like a drug.

You know, a lot of drugs we prescribe are trying to help with symptoms.

This is actually treating the underlying cause.

It's been incredibly hard, actually.

Really hard because, you know, I went into medicine to help as many people as possible.

I'm evidence-based.

I've got a science pathology degree as well.

And I've got, you know, I'm quite clever.

I've got distinction in all the exams that I've ever taken.

And so for doctors to misreport me, really, in the BBC, when they've got no idea what I do day to day, they've never audited my practice.

They've never spoken to me about what I do daily.

is absolutely wrong.

And the thing is, actually, it's not about me.

It has been horrendous for me and it always will be.

But actually, the bigger picture is it's harming women because we now see so many women in our clinic who have been stable in their hormones for many years.

They felt really well.

And now doctors are refusing to prescribe because they think suddenly hormones are dangerous for women.

And there's this massive misunderstanding.

And it's wrong, you know, because we know that so many people's future health is at risk because they're being refused evidence-based treatment in hormones.

But I have written about some of my experiences in the book.