I had nearly 7 years of debilitating symptoms starting at 48/49 yrs of age. I was told repeatedly and categorically that hormonal changes due to my age was not something that would be considered until my periods had stopped for at least 12 months. I was given antidepressants and I saw on my notes that the GP had typed GAD (which I’ve never been checked for. I had to give up working (self employed) due to regular terrible migraines, feeling unwell, debilitating fatigue etc. Not understanding why I was feeling that way made it feel 10x worse. I didn’t know what to make of it, or know how to explain to family and friends why I wasn’t living a ‘normal’ life anymore. I eventually persuaded a GP, after 7 yrs of struggling, at age 55 to let me try HRT. I was so grateful, but she prescribed it in a way that wasn’t suitable for me , so after another year of struggle I made an appointment with Newson’s, and it has turned everything around for me. The relief of being understood and treated with respect was huge, I wasn’t treated like it was all in my head, and while she recognised the mental health impacts that the peri/menopause can have, she didn’t treat it as a mental health issue. The Dr I spoke to was knowledgeable, confident and supportive and I felt I was in safe hands. I am so grateful for the work these Doctors do and only wish that women like myself hadn’t needlessly suffered for so long because of misinformation and outdated attitudes. Putting free content out there for anyone to access is so helpful and could make all the difference to someone who is struggling to understand why she is feeling so terrible. Bravo to you all.

I just learned more in 58 minutes than during the 6 year fight I’ve had with doctors. I feel excited I have a chance to reclaim my life. Thank you.

Thank you I am 59 and have suffered with menopause for 8 years after being told by my doctor about 4 years ago “ he wouldn’t prescribe it for his wife “ because of the risks I went away thinking I would battle on. After watching Liz Earle & yourself I have a Telephone appointment on Friday with my new gp and feel a lot more prepared after listening to you.

What a lovely doctor!!!🙏🙏❤❤❤ So sincere and approachable! Sadly there are not more Doctors like her!!! We would all be so much better off if there were!!

Love this had nearly 5 years of hell with menopause this is the first time I’ve heard a real clear explanation and this is invaluable. Hope all GPS watch this

Oh wow, amazing....I am nearly 56, have suffered through for the last ten to twelve years (and all my life really) with obviously hormonal imbalance. How did I not make this connection? This has just been so very helpful. My darling sister put me on to you as she was insightful enough to see I needed help.

Thank you Louise, great name. My menopause started naturally at 44, I am now 57, I have been retired from work on ill health as my symptoms were unbearable, pain and mental health being the dominant ones. 3 weeks ago I asked the practice nurse if she would prescribe HRT as the GP refused, he had me on SNRIs, SRRIs and clomazepam. These have not helped much. But after one day of the oestrogen Gel my pain reduced, and my motivation changed. I have just listened to this podcast and now know I need to work out the right dose for me. Thank you for your support you need a CBE or at least and MBE!!!

I am 52 and i am not going mad after all. This is truly life changing information. Thank you so much.

Greetings from America! Thank you so much! I really appreciate your channel and you💜 I wish I had you as my GP. Mine simply said "HRT causes cancer". She scared me and it worked....Finally, I grew tired of feeling tired...and the brain fog..oh boy! I found a different Dr., he gave them to me and I feel Amazing!! 💃💃

Thanks so much i went to the Melbourne Menopause Clinic last year desperate asked for HRT given antidepressants. Im just in Menopause now at 55, exercise every day have done so 20 plus years. Eat very well and my symptoms are now worse. Booking in with a Menopause specialist this week Thankyou so much as now I will be going educated and will definitely be going on HRT asap and getting off the antidepressants...xxx

A friend recommended I look you up and listen to your videos. And I'm so glad I did. My periods stopped 3 years ago and I had no problems until recently. Sleepless nights, itchy and suddenly feeling tired and loosing interest in things ive always enjoyed doing...I have an appointment today with a lady GP and I'm really hoping she will let me try HRT. Thank you for your videos you explain HRT so well.

Outstanding! RN (for decades) here, from the US - thank you for one of the best pieces on HRT I’ve ever had the pleasure to review. Planning to share this with my fellow female in menopause so they too, can receive the care they need in this stage of our lives.

Thank you so much for your video. Me and my husband watched it and it has been a life saver. I see menopause in a totally different light now and feel empowered in taking to my GP and making choices about HRT. A breath of fresh air on the murky menopause path. 😊

After reading the information on your website I was able to speak to my GP on my phone appointment today. She said - you know more about it than I do! She then checked out your website. She was extremely obliging and prescribed the gel and progesterone tablets. She said the pharmacy will have to order it in because it’s unusual! Thank you for the great information. I am ready to change my life!

Thank you for such a thorough explanation. I simply cannot find equally comprehensive and qualified information on the subject in my country just next door and across from the UK. Thank you, very clear and sincere video.

This was really informative and easy to understand. So often doctors can bamboozle you with medical terms so you have no clue what they are talking about, it is so refreshing to have things explained in such a clear manner. Thank you.

I have struggled with my hormones since 46 years old. I was perimenapause and am going into menapause now. I was getting hot flushes, night sweats, very low mood, anxiety, brain fog, irritated, angry, sensitive and tearful. GP wasn't that helpful and i don't think they are trained enough. I've had video consultations and blood tests at Dr Louise Newsons clinic. The whole team have been very helpful, supportive and Dr Louuse Newson has changed my life. I've been on Hrt gel for andMirena coi for over a year and testosterone for over 6 months. I feel so much better. Thank you so much to Louise Newson and team. You are doing a fantastic job. Dr Louise Newson you are an amazing woman. You have given me my life back and i am so grateful and glad there are excellent Doctors like yourself out there and all your hard work is always appreciated. This video is very helpful, reassuring and knowledgeable.Wish i had known about you years before. 😊😊

Dr. Louise THANK YOU so much for being a "pioneer" for so many of us ladies. We so need a satellite clinic here in the USA. PLEASE let us know if there are any doctors/practitioners here working with you. Thank you again for all your doing to "CHANGE" the world of menapause for all of us ladirs!

Dear Louise, thank you so much for the explanation. 💖We need you to finally get our freedom back! Its really hard to understand why at the XXI century with the marvelous discoveries in medicine the most common problem is not solved yet. HRT should be sold over the counter and knowledge about it well spread. Its high time to shamelessly rise our voice. We are not getting elderly ladies- we are getting second lives!

Congratulations Dr Newson, these webinars are really usefull. I 'm a pharmacist in Belgium and I see everday women prescribed medication like SSRI's, benzo's,... to handle there problems. Such a shame. But I 'm confident that we can chance the attitude. I'm looking forward to the other webinars! Thank you

Thank you so much Louise. My GP actually asked me to take a look at your website and listen to what you have to say about menopause and the treatment options before I made my mind up. She’s given me a week to think about it before I make any decisions. I’m going to speak to her again next week and I’m certainly going to go ahead as I think it’s going to be the answer to a lot of my problems. Keep up the great work. Love the website. Love the app. And love your videos and podcasts. Thanks again so much XX

Thank you so much, I have avoided HRT due to the breast cancer theory but after watching this I am reconsidering HRT lack of good sleep and a massive weight gain. Dieting/heal thing eating and still no weight loss. Before the menopause the weight would come off with the same eating regime. Not being able to lose the weight now is impacting my mental health.

Thank you so much for this clarity... finally ! No periods for over 4 years refused hrt due to clotting ... have a video app with gp tomorrow morning and feel much more confident having this information at hand. Thank you 🙏

A very comprehensive explanation of the menopause and HRT. Keep up the great work

Thank you for this information. I see a private nurse in Spain and she purchases the bio identical from Greece, then I get exactly what I need. I'm very happy with this, it works perfectly for me. I will be trying to get out through the GP , but not so easy in Spain!!

I’m so glad to find your KZfaq channel. I subscribed right away and will be binge watching your videos. I am in the U. S. In Florida and I have already asked my GP for HRT because I have insomnia and weight gain at age 75. She told me I was too old to start (although I had it in my 50’s) and told me to go to a gynecologist and ask them. I couldn’t get an appointment for two months to see the gynecologist so I’m doing a lot of research in the meantime. Thanks again for your encouragement.

Incredibly helpful thank you so much, not just for the factual information but the support to ask for what works and to be persistent.

So, so helpful. Thank you. You've made me feel much more comfortable about starting HRT.

Thank you, Dr. Newson! This is great information. I'm 46 and having lots of symptoms. My mental health has really suffered the past 6 months. I have had a few night sweats but not any hot flashes. I just don't feel like living anymore but it's not just depression. I called the ob-gyn yesterday but it will take 3 months to get in. I'm sooo ready for help now but need patience.

This is the best that I have ever heard this described. Well done!!

So grateful I found you and wish you were my doctor, brilliant advice and I have made an appointment for next Monday after 7 years of suffering. Thank you so much, God bless you🙏 💖

Thank you so much for posting this video, I am just beginning my ‘Menopause Journey’, I had my first (brief) phone consult with a GP and she has already told me she is thinking of prescribing Clonidine as my Mum had breast cancer 12 years ago. I have been furiously writing notes whilst listening to you and feel empowered to have a conversation with her about Body Identical Hrt when I speak to her tomorrow.

Just the most helpful informative and brilliant set of information I have ever heard on this topic. Thank you so much! I am in a much better place now to try and get the right things for me having struggled for years. Thank you.

Thank you, this information it is very reassuring. After 3 year of sleeping 3/4 hrs per night and all the symptoms associated with sleep deprivation, I sought out a female Dr who prescribed HRT, but then she wanted to discontinue it after 5 years as recommended here in Canada. I really had to self advocate to continue and I was very nervous to do so, but getting off HRT meant me taking many medications to manage symptoms and it just didn't make sense. I went off HRT for 3 months and the symptoms were so easy to recognize, especially now that I knew what to look for; anxiety, depression, brain fog, loss of energy, hair loss, skin elasticity, weight gain. I read Dr Lisa Marconi"s book and it really gave me the courage to self advocate and your discussion here has only strengthened my resolve. So thank you again for advocating for women :)

Such a lovely person , I appreciate all the true facts you give us because otherwise I'd be to scared to use hrt and be suffering , so thank you so much. Take care

This video is so helpful so empowering so educational. You answered so many questions and concerns.

Here from Usa ! Felt so comfortable with your explanation. Was scrolling for information about HRT now im subscribed to your page. You are awesome made it so easy and clear. plan to watch more videos from you ! Thank you !

Brilliant Dr. Newson. Thank you so much for this. You are a star 💫

You are Refreshing. with Clear explanations....you pack a lot of information in without waffle..Thank You..You are great..thanks

Thank you so much for this. I thought I had got through menopause relatively lightly but now 5 years down the line am feeling dreadful. Ironically I was guided by a gp I was dating at the time to avoid hrt. I am so very glad to have come across you today, so much practical advice. Seeing my female gp today and feel ready for a constructive conversation, thank you so very much!

The best comprehensive explanation I have seen todate! Will share!

Fantastic informative and descriptive video on HRT body identical and bioidentical and even horses wee.. GP's are not studying this field and totally misunderstand the 2001 W.H.I. study and our Brest check clinic even referenced it without qualifying the studies that have been made since.. so much for the medical field to catch up on. My wife saw her life literally change 1000% for the better between three and a half days and three months having had 12 years of misery, absolute misery. Dr Louise you are a god send and we are forever grateful to you for all your work here. Dublin.. Eire.

THANKYOU so much for this information I've been prescribed SSRIs for low mood which I didnt take after researching on NICE and was quite anxious about asking again for HRT but this has given me confidence THANKYOU .

Thank you so much for such for creating such an informative video! 😊Your generosity and your knowledge is so greatly appreciated!😊 You are eloquent and easy to understand and the information covered every area I had questions about. 😊 I wish every doctor had this knowledge after leaving medical school, but sadly, they don’t.

Thanks for educating us, very helpful to learn that there is help for menopausal symptoms that could be very disruptive to our lives.

Love your videos 👏🏽 I’m 37 and went into full menopause 4 years ☹️ (after removing an ovary, the one left just stopped working). I have had very little support whilst going through this 😭 I have been on HRT for about 3 years now, but keep having to change it as it starts to Plato 😑 I had all the symptoms of menopause, palpitations, itchy skin, anxiety, stress, hot flushes, night sweats, moot swings, headaches, unable to empty my bladder, joint pains, bowl problems, dry skin, dizzy spells and strangely my nails look like they were dying

Dr Newson, Thank you so very much for this fabulous, much needed information. I feel informed and empowered to find and begin a program of HRT.

This is such a helpful video. I love your clarity of explaining HRT treatments. So valuable. Thank you.

Dr. Newson, You are so positive, such a gift. Thank you so much for your work. I'm about to go on HRT for the first time. I can't wait. My doctor thinks "bio-identicals" means "compounded bio-identicals." Now I can go back and tell her. You are the wind in my sails.

Thank you so much for this I’m now 49 and I have been having peri menopause symptoms for over 5 years now and my last blood test confirmed this, I was born with a congenital heart defect and have always been told that I can’t have HRT but in the last few months it has become unbearable, last year due to me taking amiodarone I had a over active thyroid and had to stop taking it it has been a long journey but I’m still not feeling quite right so I spoke to my cardiologist about menopause and as I’m on apixaban she gave me the go ahead for HRT it has taken me many battles in my head and conversations with doctors to feel comfortable taking it I’m on the gel and progesterone tablets my biggest fear was blood clots as in permanent Afib so hearing you explain this has really help me

I had suffered with declining memory but every time I ask my GP for dementia screen. He brush it aside and said its common as I get older. I didn’t suffer from night sweats hence I didn’t thought it has something to do with menopause. A colleague mentioned about her journey about menopause and asked me to see a female GP who can understand me better. I was grateful as my GP advised me to watch this videos and consider HRT.

This was superb. Thank you fr all your work. Just started on HRT, so far so good

Thank you this was wonderful and informative!

Dr. Newson, you are amazing! Thank you so much for providing this illuminating information!! I am now going to be sure to go to my gynecologist proactively armed with this information. I wish it could just be as simple as researching to find a practitioner that specializes in menopause and understands these things, but it seems that the ones available within my insurance network probably are not very well-educated in this area, sadly.

Thank you so much! Wonderful info to empower us all as women

Thank you so much for this

Thank you so much for sharing all this information explained so well 🥰

thank you so much- this was so helpful

Thank you so much. Absolutely brilliant and informative 😊

Best hours I spent today - listing to this podcast ❤

I really appreciate what you’re doing for women

Thank you so much for this wonderful information and encouragement. I went to my doctor last week and was pushed back, albeit advised to have a blood test. I’m 51 and after reading the NICE guidelines I realise that a blood test wasn’t actually needed as my symptoms are so many and varied. Nevertheless I am going back to my doctor today, and am so hoping that I can be prescribed HRT to help me…I’m desperate now!!!

Been looking for information on mtf hrt, but this has still been quite regardless. Very happy to hear micronized progesterone endorsed as the few endocrinologists i've seen in Switzerland were very hesitant to prescribe it

thank you! I am 39 and my menopause was diagnoze at the age of 32. Unfortunately I could found so much informations back then.So thanks again for sharing your knowlege. Greetings from Germany❤✊🏾❤

Thank you dr, you are changing lives . Women are taking this info on board , hence the crisis of HRT supply in the uk at the moment . Hope they resolve it quickly , I feel great since I finally found the correct HRT and dose for me.

Thank you so much for being there and helping us women know the truth about hrt very grateful 🙏

Hello! You are so inspiring. I’m 63 yo on menopause about 11 or 12 yrs my gynecologist from Kaiser insurance in California stopped HRT due to VERY RECENT studies that women over 10 yrs or more on menopause have a higher risk of heart attack or strokes. I am so disappointed and dismayed. I realize your video is 2yrs old so I have hopes my gynecologist is not accurate 🙏🏼

Thankyou everso much. This restored my faith in my hrt journey!

Thanks for all that you do. 🙏🙏

Very clear and useful information- thank you

Thank you so much for explaining more about menopause and HRT clearly! I’m almost 60, but will be speaking with my doctor about what treatments are available in Canada. I had avoided HRT for the reasons you mention in your video, but now feel hopeful that perhaps the new treatment formulas could help me in my future years.

Thank you Doctor Newson .you really put my mind at ease I'm 50 and I had so much anxiety around HRT maybe now I'll know more when I speak to my Doctor 🦋🌻🌈

Thank you Louise that was so helpful and informative

Thanks Louise very clear and insightful

This was amazing. So informative. Thank you.

I am cully's wife. I will be 50 in february .I have found this very helpful., thankyou . My new Doctor is brill and has just changed my HRT tablets to gel patch. As my symptoms have become worse, no period for 2 months, changes happened before this too .Lately, mainly aches and awful pain low tummy and back , bloaty My low moods and getting more brain fog , your pelvic floor changes ,Just generally not my normal self anymore . I have a physical job , which i do enjoy . I have started to have some time off with whats going on, which is something i do not want . She is Also referring me for tests to check on other mild health issues including I have mild osteoarthritis . I hope and pray that my symptoms improve on the gel patches. She is going to monitor me in the future ( i know this is her job) which is reassuring as it can make you feel anxious . I have also started making better health style changes too . I Hope that Everyone will be educated about this at a young age at school.

Thank you for your amazing video and concise information. 🌸

👌Such good information 👏 thank you so much! 💗

Thank you so very much for talking about this subject. I was one of those people who has gone to one of those specialized doctors who prescribed componded rx for HRT. Became so expensive and my primary doctor doesnt believe in HRT. So hard to find someone to help

Fantastic explanation! God bless you x

Thank you for this, you have given me confidence to use the HRT my GP prescribed. I'm also happy that she prescribed me the body identical hormones that you suggested! I'm very grateful. I was initially too scared because of the warnings, however, my joint pain in my hands and other joints is becoming too much. All tests show that it is related to the perimenopause and not auto-immune, thankfully. You are appreciated.

I Have Factor V Leiden Heterozygous, my primary just laughed at thought of giving me anything but Paoxetin. I gained 20 pounds on that. Then I finally found a BHRT specialist. And I’m so happy with the decision. Life changing. The consult was $120 and meds are about $40 a month. I will test hormones n a couple of months , might cost all of $50. This has been worth so much more to me. No bad side effects so far

Thank you for all your vidios. I learnt more today. Great woman coming together though this menopause

Thank you! Brilliant info 💚

Amazing info, your the very best !

Fantastic advice thank you so much. ❤

Brilliant. Thank you so much. Will change GP tomorrow and go armed with ideas. I found it interesting that there can be absorption problems related to patches and you recommend placement to lower back/buttock. This may be related to issues I’m experiencing.

Thanks Louise excellent pod cast

Thankyou so much! My GP won't prescribe because of the clot risk as I have had a PE (10 yes ago). Fantastic to hear you say HRT is still possible. I have contacted the Australian Menopause Centre and am having a bunch of blood tests before my first consultation, I'm feeling very positive!

I got the symptoms now at age 45 and i told my doctor about it and he gave me HRT, and i feel better after just 14 days with this. I feel i have hope and can continue living my life.

Dr Newson thank you so much for your time if it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t be on progesterone after learning about progesterone from your youtube channel. I also started taking lions main and that has helped so much it’s u true.I was on HRT but still getting mostly everything that you mentioned I thought I was going out of my mind and still looking after elderly parents I honestly don’t know how I’ve coped for so long. I’ve just started utrogestan, I hope and pray this will help me? Thank you again❤

Great information, booking my appointment with my GP in Toronto

Very interesting and helpful!

This has been the most clear and informative video I have seen - thank you! I am considering HRT but you did not mention pellets. Do you have any information on estrogen/testosterone BHRT in that form?

Thank you so much for this! I am trying to talk my doctor into giving me the patch, so fingers crossed🤞X

Thank you for all that you are doing regarding the menopause...I was dragged off of taking HRT when I was 60,even though I had no under lying problems, my Doctor said I was more at risk at my age and stopped my prescription...and ever since I have felt like utter crap for the following 5yrs....I am so angry to learn that there was obviously No reason to have taken me off. I still work full time in the fitness industry and I'm really active and needed my HRT, so why he felt the need to do this I have no idea...x

Hi Dr Newson. Thank youfor your videos, so educational and relatable. The only thing I strugle with the sound volume, it seems perhaps that your mic is too far and does not capture everything you say clearly. I appreciate you very much, and the participants' you have in your videos!

I'm 57 almost 58 and had no period since aged 50.Two doctors at my practice point blank refused any hrt as I had a small heart attack 23 years ago(Nothing since).I was six stone heavier back then with cholesterol of 10.Since losing weight(Many years ago now)its been under 5. I feel so angry and,cheated that no one offered me the Body Identical hrt,I was given high dose Venlafaxine which has made no difference and is very addictive. I'm at my wits end now,it's getting so much worse for me not better.I sweat all day/night,horrible mood swings(Such rage)aches and pains in joints and muscles,insomnia,Migraines returned after none for twenty years.I feel like I'm going mad. I just know my gp will not entertain me with hrt,I'm at a complete loss now and very depressed and Anxious.

Thanks for a very informative video! I'm 74, quit having periods at age 38, and the only HRT available at that time was Premarin, to which I objected on moral grounds. Only found out last week about natural hormones currently available in the US and covered by insurance! Now I just need to find out if I'm too old and broken-down to benefit from estrogen, but there's probably no way to know without giving it a go. I have every imaginable symptom, with the exception of hot flashes and night sweats. Have an appointment with an endocrinologist next month, and I'm crossing my fingers. Again, thank you for helping us all.

Thankyou for making a difference to women health