The Dr Louise Newson Podcast

271 - Endometrial cancer, the menopause and HRT

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode Dr Louise is joined by one of her patients, Lesley Henry, a nurse who lives in Northern Ireland. Lesley shares her experience...

270 - Managing menopause at work: how to help yourself and your colleagues

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Menopausal women are the fastest-growing demographic in the UK workforce, yet a 2022 survey by the Fawcett Society found one in ten women leave work ...

269 - Testosterone supplementation: what can we learn from men’s healthcare?

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, Dr Louise is once again joined by her friend, retired consultant urologist Steve Payne. Together they look at the similar...

268 - Skin, hair and nail changes in menopause: a dermatologist’s guide

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Dr Louise is joined by Dr Claudia DeGiovanni, a consultant dermatologist with a keen interest in the menopause. Dr Claudia has published a ...

267 - Easy when you know how: menopause care in Australia

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, Dr Louise is joined by Dr Ceri Cashell, a GP in Australia who specialises in female hormonal health. After completing Newson...

266 - Team GB’s Desirèe Henry: the Olympics, hormones and body positivity

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Dr Louise is joined by sprinter Desirèe Henry who is representing Team GB at the Paris Olympics this year. Desirèe is no stranger to the O...

265 - Nutrition, mindset and maintaining a healthy weight in menopause

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, Dr Louise is joined by Manisha Morgan, whose own experience of menopause led her to train as a nutritionist. Manisha offers ...

264 - What happens to fibroids during the menopause?

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, Dr Louise is joined by Osama Naji, a Consultant Gynaecologist who is an expert in advanced gynaecological scanning at Guy’...

263 - Dr Corinne Menn: I’m a doctor who’s had breast cancer – here’s what I want you to know

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, Dr Louise is joined by Dr Corinne Menn, a New York-based, board-certified OB-GYN and North American Menopause Society Certif...

262 - Acne: from teen years to menopause and beyond

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast with Dr Louise, Consultant Dermatologist Dr Sajjad Rajpar returns to talk about acne and its effect on women during the perim...

261 - Chronic pain and menopause: what’s the link?

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

About 28 million people in the UK are thought to be living with chronic pain – that’s 43% of the population, according to the 2011 Census. But wha...

260 - Get comfortable with the uncomfortable: mental health and the menopause

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Content advisory: this podcast contains themes of suicide and mental health. This week on the podcast, Dr Louise is joined by Andrea Newton, a postmen...

259 - All about Dr Louise’s theatre tour Hormones and Menopause: The Great Debate

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast Dr Louise meets comedian Anne Gildea, who will be joining Louise on her 34-date theatre tour this autumn, Hormones and Menopa...

258 - I’m 27 and perimenopausal: how testosterone helped my symptoms

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, Dr Louise is joined by Elin Sullivan, a young woman who suffered a myriad of symptoms for years before getting the right tr...

257 - Oestrogen, your heart and the menopause

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast Dr Louise is joined by Dr Felice Gersh, who is double board-certified in OB-GYN and Integrative Medicine, and specialises in...

256 - Spreading the word about menopause care in the US, and beyond

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Dr Louise is joined by Aoife O’Sullivan, a family medicine doctor who trained in Dublin before completing a second family medicine residen...

255 - Mental health issues and hormones: introducing Newson Health’s psychiatrist Dr Louisa James

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast Dr Louise is joined by a new colleague, Dr Louisa James, a psychiatrist who has recently joined the team at Newson Health. Dr...

254 - Dr Louise’s new paperback book: what’s new and who’s it for?

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week is a celebration of Dr Louise Newson’s new paperback book, a revised and updated version of the bestselling The Definitive Guide to the Pe...

253 - Coping with the perimenopause when you’re a carer

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, Dr Louise is joined by Tova Gillespie, a working single parent to two daughters, one of whom has severe disabilities and com...

252 - Bryony Gordon: mental health, hormones and witchy magic

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, journalist Bryony Gordon, bestselling author of several books including her latest, Mad Woman, explains how the perimenopau...

251 - Kate Muir: everything you need to know about hormones but were afraid to ask

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Dr Louise is once again joined by journalist and activist Kate Muir, who made the Davina McCall documentary Sex, Myths and the Menopause. ...

250 - Testosterone: the missing piece of the jigsaw?

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we mark 250 episodes of the Dr Louise Newson Podcast! And joining Dr Louise this week is Anita Nicholson, a nurse practitioner and menopause...

249 - Dr Mary Claire Haver: on a mission to demystify menopause

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s podcast Dr Louise is joined by Dr Mary Claire Haver, an obstetrics and gynaecology doctor and a menopause specialist in the US. Dr Lo...

248 - The menopause brain: why it might be feeling strange and what you can do about it

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Dr Louise Newson Podcast is celebrating two huge milestones this week: not only is the podcast five years old, we’ve hit six million downloads s...

247 - Addiction and menopause

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Joining Dr Louise on this week’s podcast is Alex Newman, a substance misuse therapist with a special interest in the menopause. Alex’s passion ...

246 - Postnatal depression, PMDD and menopause: Wendy’s hormone journey

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Content advisory: this episode contains themes of suicide and self-harm Joining Dr Louise on this week’s podcast is Wendy Barker. Wendy experienced ...

245 - How medicine has failed women, with author Elinor Cleghorn

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Dr Louise is joined by feminist cultural historian Dr Elinor Cleghorn, author of Unwell Women, which unpacks the roots of the misunderstandi...

244 - Hot flush drug fezolinetant

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s podcast, Dr Louise is joined by Dr Ashley Winter, a urologist and sexual medicine specialist, and Dr Sarah Glynne, a GP and menopau...

243 - Contraception during perimenopause: HRT, the pill and the Mirena coil

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Dr Louise is joined by Dr Clair Crockett, a GP and menopause specialist at Newson Health. Dr Clair has completed diplomas in Obstetri...

242 - Sex, hormones and the menopause

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, this week’s podcast looks at how menopause can affect sex and intimacy. Joining Dr Louise is US-based...

241 - Women, ADHD and hormones

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Advisory: this podcast includes themes of mental health and suicide. Do you find yourself easily distracted, with your attention rapidly shifting bet...

240 - Creating long-lasting food habits for better health

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s podcast Dr Louise is joined by Dr Rupy Aujla, founder of The Doctor’s Kitchen, which aims to inspire and educate about the joy of f...

239 - Challenging NICE's draft menopause guidance

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s podcast, Dr Louise is joined by Dr Peter Greenhouse, a menopause specialist with 40 years’ experience in women’s sexual healthca...

238 - New Year, new mindset – why movement matters more than exercise

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Dr Louise is joined by Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi, our brand-new fitness and longevity coach on the balance app. Dr Hussain is a GP who runs an N...

237 - The juggling act: how to navigate menopause and midlife

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Menopause often happens at a time when you are juggling a career, relationships and caring responsibilities. Here Dr Nadira Awal, a GP and menopaus...

236 - Menopause in overlooked communities

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Dr Louise is joined by Dr Ruth Beesley, a GP who works in central Peterborough and who specialises in working with the homeless, those with ...

235 - Menopause and brain health: what’s the link?

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Dr Louise is joined by world-renowned neuroscientist Dr Lisa Mosconi, PhD. Dr Lisa is Director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic...

234 - Breast cancer treatment and HRT

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Content advisory: this podcast contains themes of mental health and suicide. Dr Louise is joined by her patient Trudie Jennings in this episode to tal...

233 - Gaslighting of genitourinary symptoms of the menopause

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast Dr Louise speaks to Dr Ashley Winter, a urologist and sexual medicine specialist, based in Los Angeles. Dr Ashley has seen th...

232 - Gabby Logan: the power of exercising in midlife

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Dr Louise is joined by broadcaster and former international gymnast, Gabby Logan. Gabby is the host of her own successful podcast The Mid Po...

231 - Getting to the truth around HRT and breast cancer with Dr Avrum Bluming

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Leading US oncologist Dr Avrum Bluming joins Dr Louise Newson to talk about the crucial role of oestrogen in women’s health. Despite HRT’s proven ...

230 - Confronting my menopause fears

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Raquela Mosquera joins Dr Louise Newson in this episode to talk about the turmoil, anxiety and unexplained bleeding she went through during her menopa...

229 - Testosterone: beyond libido

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Testosterone is an important sex hormone for both men and women (although women have much lower levels) produced by your ovaries and adrenal glands an...

228 - Exercise ‘snacks’ and menopause with Lavina Mehta MBE

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Personal trainer, wellness coach and mum-of-three Lavina Mehta MBE joins Dr Louise in this week’s episode to share her advice on boosting your activ...

227 - Children and the menopause: the importance of talking

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Dr Louise speaks to the youngest of her three daughters, Lucy, about all things menopause. Lucy, 12, recalls making her mother an HRT...

226 - From PMS to menopause: why we need to talk about hormones

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Content advisory: this podcast episode contains themes of mental health and suicide* It’s a family affair on this week’s podcast as Dr Louise is j...

225 - Cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and HRT

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Dr Louise speaks to Italian Menopause Society president Dr Marco Gambacciani. Early in his career Dr Marco specialised in reproductive endo...

224 Confidence in the Menopause: introducing our revamped course

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

October marks World Menopause Month, and on this week’s podcast, Dr Louise is joined by Newson Health colleague Dr Penny Ward to talk about the rela...

223 - OCD, depression and the menopause

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Content advisory: this podcast contains themes of mental health and suicide. On this week’s episode of the Dr Louise Newson Podcast, Anna Geldard sh...

222 - Empowering women unheard during menopause

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s podcast, food writer, author and award-winning entrepreneur Freda Shafi talks about her work raising awareness of menopause, and reco...

221 - Emma Kennedy: the menopause, the speculum and me

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bestselling author, screenwriter and TV presenter Emma Kennedy joins Dr Louise Newson in this episode to talk candidly about her menopause experience....

220 - Hormones, HRT and advocating for yourself

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, Jill Chmielewski, a nurse, educator and women’s advocate, talks about her mission to guide midlife women to greater wellbeing. Dr L...

219 - Mental health and the perimenopause

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Content advisory: this podcast contains themes of mental health and suicide.   Joining Dr Louise on the podcast this week are Lynsey and her husband ...

218 - Tamsen Fadal: Speaking out about the menopause

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s podcast, Dr Louise is joined by award-winning US broadcast journalist, podcast host and menopause campaigner Tamsen Fadal. Tamsen des...

217 - Menopause and the brain: why we need to bridge the gender gap in research

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Regular listeners will know there is much more to the menopause than hot flushes – but how do hormone changes affect your memory, mood and cognition...

216 - All about progesterone: PMS, PMDD, postnatal depression and menopause

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Progesterone is a hormone produced after ovulation and dominates the second half of your menstrual cycle. It balances the effects of oestrogen, suppor...

215 - More than ‘a little vaginal dryness’: how vaginal hormones can transform lives

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you experiencing symptoms like burning and itching around your vulva and vagina, or painful sex? Or perhaps you have the urge to wee more often or...

214 - Dry eyes and menopause: what’s the link?

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Noticed that your eyes are feeling drier, grittier or even more watery lately? It could be dry eye syndrome. July marks Dry Eye Awareness Month, and w...

213 - Lorraine Candy: how to make your midlife magnificent

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Podcaster, author and journalist Lorraine Candy returns to the podcast this week to talk about thriving in midlife and the importance of sharing menop...

212 - How to thrive at work during the menopause

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode looks at how hormone changes impact women in the workplace and in their personal lives – and why do many women put their own needs last...

211 - Melasma: keeping hyperpigmentation at bay in the summer

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Consultant dermatologist Dr Sajjad Rajpar returns to the podcast this week for a special summer episode about melasma, a condition that leads to darke...

210 - What is the right dose of HRT for you? Hormones and premature ovarian insufficiency

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do you work out what the right dose of HRT is for you and balance the benefits with any potential risks? In this episode, Dr Louise talks about HR...

209 - Learning disabilities and the menopause

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s episode of the Dr Louise Newson podcast, Dr Louise welcomes Sharon Saunders. Sharon is a menopausal woman with learning disabilities ...

208 - Ultra-processed food unwrapped with Henry Dimbleby

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Henry Dimbleby, co-founder of Leon, food campaigner and writer, joins the podcast this week to talk about the dangers of a diet high in ultra-processe...

207 - Managing menopause while living with physical disabilities

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Bibby joins Dr Louise to share her experience of managing the perimenopause shortly after a life-changing spinal cord injury. A senior nurse and...

206 - Utrogestan supply issues: what it means and alternatives available

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The supply of HRT medication Utrogestan is being restricted by the UK government because of shortages amid increase demand. Pharmacies will only dispe...

205 - Author Joanne Harris: ending the invisibility of menopausal women

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bestselling author of Chocolat Joanne Harris joins Dr Louise Newson to talk about her latest book, Broken Light. Broken Light’s protagonist is Berni...

204 - Hormonal changes and mental health: maternal mental health awareness

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Advisory: this podcast contains themes of mental health and suicide. Earlier this month Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week was marked across the UK...

203 - Nursing and the menopause: International Nurses Day special episode

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In a special episode on the eve of International Nurses Day, this week’s guest is Sue Thomas, an advanced nurse practitioner with an interest in men...

202 - What does the future hold for menopause and HRT? With menopause activist Kate Muir

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Making a welcome return to the podcast is menopause activist, author and documentary maker Kate Muir. Kate is the author of Everything You Need to Kno...

201 - More than skin deep: menopause, skin and HRT doses with Dr Andrew Weber

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Andrew Weber is Medical Director of the Bodyvie Medi-Clinic in London and has more than 40 years of experience as a GP and 25 years specialising in...

200 - Osteoporosis: how to protect your bones during menopause and beyond

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bone density for women can plummet around the time of the perimenopause and menopause. An estimated one in two women over 50 (and who do not take HRT)...

199 - Rosacea and menopause: what’s the link?

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Consultant Dermatologist Dr Sajjad Rajpar makes a welcome return to the podcast this week to talk about the chronic skin condition rosacea, and how it...

198 - Joe Wicks: how to exercise and stay active during the menopause

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Wicks really needs no introduction: he’s a fitness coach, presenter and bestselling author who kept the nation moving during the COVID-19 lockdo...

197 - The problem with medicalising the menopause without HRT

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Advisory: this podcast contains themes of mental health and suicide. In this episode, Jo shares a moving account of her menopause experience before fi...

196 - Introducing The Definitive Guide to the Perimenopause and the Menopause with Kat Keogh

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Dr Louise is joined by Kat Keogh to talk about Dr Louise’s new book, The Definitive Guide to the Perimenopause and Menopause. Packe...

195 - Health risks and treatment of surgical menopause with Dr Walter Rocca

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Walter Rocca is a neurologist from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, USA, where he studies common neurological diseases as well as the aging processes ...

194 - Transforming women’s urological health in Uganda

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Namugga Martha Monicah is one of four female urologists in Uganda. She recently completed the Fellowship of the College of Surgeons (FCS) exam at t...

193 - Taking control of your menopause with Dorothy Byrne

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dorothy Byrne returns to the podcast this week to discuss her previous role as former Head of News and Current Affairs for Channel 4 television and th...

192 - Freediving at 50 with world record holder Nina McGowan

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nina McGowan is a visual artist and Bikram yoga practitioner from Ireland who discovered freediving while on holiday in Egypt when she was in her mid-...

191 - Workplace menopause advice from lawyer Emma Hammond

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Emma Hammond is a lawyer with gunnercooke LLP specialising in employment law. Often assuming the role of Investigating or Grievance Officer, Emma lead...

190 - Supporting women after breast cancer with Dr Tony Branson

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Breast cancer specialist, Dr Tony Branson returns to the Dr Louise Newson podcast two years since his first appearance. Tony is a Consultant Clinical ...

189 - Joeli Brearley from Pregnant Then Screwed

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Two important issues for women come together in this episode of the Dr Louise Newson Podcast featuring guest Joeli Brearley. Joeli founded the charity...

188 - The importance of breathing efficiently with Dr Louise Oliver

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Louise Oliver, a GP and functional breathing practitioner and therapeutic life coach, joins Dr Louise Newson as a guest on the podcast this week. L...

187 - My experience of long COVID and changing hormones with Dr Marianne Tinkler

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Marianne Tinkler is a respiratory consultant from Swindon. In March 2020, Marianne contracted Covid-19 and had to take a month off work with a seve...

186 - Bleeding on HRT with Consultant Gynaecologist Mr Osama Naji

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mr Osama Naji is a consultant gynaecologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospital in London and he leads the busy department of women’s cancer diagno...

185 - Exploring experiences of menopausal women after breast cancer, with Dr Sarah Ball

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

GP and menopause specialist, Dr Sarah Ball, makes a record fifth appearance on the podcast this week to discuss her work exploring experiences of meno...

184 - Reflections on 2022 with Dr Rebecca Lewis

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Clinical Director of Newson Health, Dr Rebecca Lewis, returns to the podcast this week for a special end of year episode with Dr Louise Newson. The bu...

183 - Urinary tract infections in women with Professor Chris Harding

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Chris Harding is a Consultant Urologist working at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne and at Newcastle University. He has a...

182 - Mental illness and the role of estradiol with psychiatrist Professor Jayashri Kulkarni

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode contains reference to suicide Professor Jayashri Kulkarni is a psychiatrist working in Melbourne, Australia, specialising in women’s me...

181 - Supporting women’s hormone journey with Dr Samantha Newman

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Samantha Newman is a British doctor working in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. After training in obstetrics and gynaecology, a moving encounter with a pat...

180 - Improving menopause care in Hong Kong with Dr Laurena Law

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Laurena Law is a general practitioner working in Hong Kong who has a special interest in nutrition and lifestyle medicine to improve healthy aging ...

179 - Advancing menopause care after breast cancer with Dr Sarah Glynne

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

GP and menopause specialist, Dr Sarah Glynne, joins Dr Louise Newson on the podcast this week to discuss menopause care after breast cancer.  The exp...

178 - My story of ‘treatment resistant depression’, ketamine and HRT

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Sam shares her moving account of the journey she has been on for the last five years when, after a miscarriage and losing her father,...

177 - Families, relationships and the power of connection with Julia Samuel

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Human beings are hard wired to adapt to unexpected life events but how do we manage this process alongside our natural need to control? Psychotherapis...

176 - Introducing new Chief Medical Director, Dr Magnus Harrison

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Newson Health has recently appointed a Chief Medical Director to ultimately help more women improve their health. In this episode, Dr Magnus Harrison ...

175 - Mood, mental health and hormones with Dr Clair Crockett

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The focus of this year’s World Menopause Day is cognition and mood. In this episode, Dr Louise Newson talks to Dr Clair Crockett, a GP and menopause...

174 - World Menopause Day Special with Dr Louise Newson

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On World Menopause Day, Dr Louise Newson has recorded this special edition of her podcast on her own. She describes her medical career to date and her...

173 - The challenges of accessing menopause treatment as a young woman

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Georgina talks openly about her struggles to get a diagnosis for her erratic periods since she was 15. In her early 20s, her concerns...

172 - Learning to make empowered choices after cancer with Dani Binnington

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dani Binnington was diagnosed with breast cancer as a young mum at 33. For the next few years her life did not feel under her own control amidst count...