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Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction SSRI – Selective Serotonin Release Inhibitor medications include Fluoxetine (Prozac), Paroxetine (Seroxat), Citalopram & Escitalopram.  Sexual difficulties after treatment with SSRIs were first reported in 1991 and formally characterised as a... Read More

Bioidentical Hormones by N Panay, on behalf of the British Menopause Society medical advisory council. Written September 2017 Trustees and Members of the Medical Advisory Council of the British Menopause Society are concerned about the safety of unregulated bioidentical hormonal... Read More

Menstruation: Postponing Periods by Dr Azmy Birdi   The holiday hormone: Norethisterone As the Easter break approaches, so do the requests for that holiday essential: Norethisterone. However, there is good reason for exercising caution before getting a prescription for... Read More

For some women, the menopause and the years leading up to it, can be a time of troubling emotional and physical symptoms. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) eases symptoms like hot flushes and sweats, but it’s not suitable for all women. Read More for the BBC NEWS Article Read More

Gaps in knowledge of breast cancer:  Geriatric Medicine, Volume 43, October 2013. Ten critical gaps in knowledge about the development of breast cancer must be addressed, including how it evades therapy, according to leading cancer experts. Projections by Cancer Research UK Show... Read More

Familial Breast Cancer In May 2013 Angelina Jolie revealed that she had undergone preventative double mastectomy after tests showed that she carried the BRCA1 gene. Familial breast cancer occurs in people with one or more family members affected by breast, ovarian or a related... Read More

What is IBS and who gets it? IBS is a chronic functional disorder of the lower gastrointestinal tract. Characteristic symptoms are abdominal pain or discomfort in association with either an alteration in stool form or frequency. Other symptoms such as the relief of pain or... Read More

Menopause symptoms are often debilitating affecting personal, social and professional quality of life. Hot flushes are among the most disturbing symptoms in menopausal women. Currently the most effective treatment for hot flushes is HRT (hormone replacement therapy), which... Read More

Urinary incontinence affects 25-45% of women. Over half of perimenopausal women may experience some urinary incontinence and 25 % wear protection or have to change their underwear regularly because of the condition. The incidence of urinary incontinence in pregnancy is often... Read More