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The Dr Louise Newson Podcast
Dr Louise Newson is an award-winning physician, respected women’s hormone specialist, educator, and author committed to increasing awareness and knowledge of perimenopause, menopause, and lifelong hormone health. Each week, Louise dives into the newest research, treatments and hot topic issues, providing accessible, evidence-based information to empower your future health. Joined by fellow experts and special guests, with answers to your burning questions, Louise explores how hormones impact…
Episodes
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast217 - Menopause and the brain: why we need to bridge the gender gap in research
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? This week…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast216 - All about progesterone: PMS, PMDD, postnatal depression and menopause
Progesterone is a hormone produced after ovulation and dominates the second half of your menstrual cycle. It balances the effects of oestrogen, supports the…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast215 - More than ‘a little vaginal dryness’: how vaginal hormones can transform lives
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 are…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast214 - Dry eyes and menopause: what’s the link?
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 what you…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast213 - Lorraine Candy: how to make your midlife magnificent
Podcaster, author and journalist Lorraine Candy returns to the podcast this week to talk about thriving in midlife and the importance of sharing menopause…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast212 - How to thrive at work during the menopause
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? Dr Louise…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast211 - Melasma: keeping hyperpigmentation at bay in the summer
Consultant dermatologist Dr Sajjad Rajpar returns to the podcast this week for a special summer episode about melasma, a condition that leads to darkening or…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast210 - What is the right dose of HRT for you? Hormones and premature ovarian insufficiency
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 HRT doses…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast209 - Learning disabilities and the menopause
On this week’s episode of the Dr Louise Newson podcast, Dr Louise welcomes Sharon Saunders. Sharon is a menopausal woman with learning disabilities and is a…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast208 - Ultra-processed food unwrapped with Henry Dimbleby
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-processed foods –…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast207 - Managing menopause while living with physical disabilities
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 an…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast206 - Utrogestan supply issues: what it means and alternatives available
The supply of HRT medication Utrogestan is being restricted by the UK government because of shortages amid increase demand. Pharmacies will only dispense two…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast205 - Author Joanne Harris: ending the invisibility of menopausal women
Bestselling author of Chocolat Joanne Harris joins Dr Louise Newson to talk about her latest book, Broken Light. Broken Light’s protagonist is Bernie, a…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast204 - Hormonal changes and mental health: maternal mental health awareness
Advisory: this podcast contains themes of mental health and suicide. Earlier this month Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week was marked across the UK. In this…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast203 - Nursing and the menopause: International Nurses Day special episode
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 menopause who…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast202 - What does the future hold for menopause and HRT? With menopause activist Kate Muir
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 Know About…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast201 - More than skin deep: menopause, skin and HRT doses with Dr Andrew Weber
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 advanced…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast200 - Osteoporosis: how to protect your bones during menopause and beyond
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)…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast199 - Rosacea and menopause: what’s the link?
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 can be…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast198 - Joe Wicks: how to exercise and stay active during the menopause
Joe Wicks really needs no introduction: he’s a fitness coach, presenter and bestselling author who kept the nation moving during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Joe is…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast197 - The problem with medicalising the menopause without HRT
Advisory: this podcast contains themes of mental health and suicide. In this episode, Jo shares a moving account of her menopause experience before finding the…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast196 - Introducing The Definitive Guide to the Perimenopause and the Menopause with Kat Keogh
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. Packed with…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast195 - Health risks and treatment of surgical menopause with Dr Walter Rocca
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 between…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast194 - Transforming women’s urological health in Uganda
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 the…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast193 - Taking control of your menopause with Dorothy Byrne
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 the…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast192 - Freediving at 50 with world record holder Nina McGowan
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-forties…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast191 - Workplace menopause advice from lawyer Emma Hammond
Emma Hammond is a lawyer with gunnercooke LLP specialising in employment law. Often assuming the role of Investigating or Grievance Officer, Emma leads…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast190 - Supporting women after breast cancer with Dr Tony Branson
Breast cancer specialist, Dr Tony Branson returns to the Dr Louise Newson podcast two years since his first appearance. Tony is a Consultant Clinical…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast189 - Joeli Brearley from Pregnant Then Screwed
Two important issues for women come together in this episode of the Dr Louise Newson Podcast featuring guest Joeli Brearley. Joeli founded the charity Pregnant…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast188 - The importance of breathing efficiently with Dr Louise Oliver
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. Louise…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast187 - My experience of long COVID and changing hormones with Dr Marianne Tinkler
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 severe cough…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast186 - Bleeding on HRT with Consultant Gynaecologist Mr Osama Naji
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 diagnostics at Guy’s…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast185 - Exploring experiences of menopausal women after breast cancer, with Dr Sarah Ball
GP and menopause specialist, Dr Sarah Ball, makes a record fifth appearance on the podcast this week to discuss her work exploring experiences of menopause…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast184 - Reflections on 2022 with Dr Rebecca Lewis
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 business…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast183 - Urinary tract infections in women with Professor Chris Harding
Professor Chris Harding is a Consultant Urologist working at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne and at Newcastle University. He has a particular…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast182 - Mental illness and the role of estradiol with psychiatrist Professor Jayashri Kulkarni
This episode contains reference to suicide Professor Jayashri Kulkarni is a psychiatrist working in Melbourne, Australia, specialising in women’s mental health…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast181 - Supporting women’s hormone journey with Dr Samantha Newman
Dr Samantha Newman is a British doctor working in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. After training in obstetrics and gynaecology, a moving encounter with a patient led…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast180 - Improving menopause care in Hong Kong with Dr Laurena Law
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 and…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast179 - Advancing menopause care after breast cancer with Dr Sarah Glynne
GP and menopause specialist, Dr Sarah Glynne, joins Dr Louise Newson on the podcast this week to discuss menopause care after breast cancer. The experts share…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast178 - My story of ‘treatment resistant depression’, ketamine and HRT
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, things…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast177 - Families, relationships and the power of connection with Julia Samuel
Human beings are hard wired to adapt to unexpected life events but how do we manage this process alongside our natural need to control? Psychotherapist, Julia…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast176 - Introducing new Chief Medical Director, Dr Magnus Harrison
Newson Health has recently appointed a Chief Medical Director to ultimately help more women improve their health. In this episode, Dr Magnus Harrison shares a…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast175 - Mood, mental health and hormones with Dr Clair Crockett
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 specialist…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast174 - World Menopause Day Special with Dr Louise Newson
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 reasons…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast173 - The challenges of accessing menopause treatment as a young woman
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 around…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast172 - Learning to make empowered choices after cancer with Dani Binnington
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 countless…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast171 - Finding hope with hormones after 20 years of struggling with my mental health
Content warning: This episode contains discussion of suicide Vanessa had always suffered with PMS and struggled with her mood and emotions after the birth of…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast170 - Recognising and reversing osteoporosis with Dr Taher Mahmud
Dr Taher Mahmud is a rheumatologist from London who has the ambitious plan of eradicating the bone weakening disease osteoporosis by 2040. Osteoporosis is a…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast169 - The unfair choice for elite female athletes with Janet Birkmyre
Janet Birkmyre began her career racing as a track cyclist in her mid-30s and won her first elite medal at the age of 40. She went on to win three elite…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast168 - The facts and fiction about menopausal skin with Dr Sajjad Rajpar
Dermatologist, Dr Sajjad Rajpar makes his third visit to the podcast this week to separate the facts from the fiction about skin changes in perimenopause and…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast167 - The benefits of yoga (revisited) with Lucy Holtom
This week offers a chance to revisit a previous podcast conversation – or perhaps hear it for the first time. Lucy Holtom is an experienced Ashtanga yoga…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast166 - Researching suicide in perimenopause and menopause with Dr Pooja Saini
Advisory: we would like to apologise for the sound quality in this episode, which was due to technical issues experienced during recording. Dr Pooja Saini is a…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast165 - When menopausal symptoms persist, with Dr Anna Chiles
Dr Anna Chiles is a GP and works in an NHS practice in Gloucestershire and at Newson Health as a menopause specialist. In this episode, the experts discuss the…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast164 - When ADHD collides with perimenopause with Margaret Reed Roberts
Margaret Reed Roberts is an experienced social worker and educator who noticed a change in how she felt in her late 40s. Along with more obvious symptoms of…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast163 - When night sweats are not the menopause with Dr Susanna Crowe
Susie Crowe is a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist who is passionate about advocating for and empowering women to understand their bodies and…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast162 - Divorce, perimenopause and menopause with Farhana Shahzady
Farhana is an accredited family law specialist and mediator working with Family Law Partners in London. During her 20-year career, Farhana often noticed an…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast161 - Jill’s experience of heart attacks and hormones
Until a few years ago, Jill was in denial about her age, the menopause and what that meant for her future health. She had worked for 30 years as a fitness…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast160 - Thinking hormones in psychiatric consultations with Dr Devika Patel
Dr Devika Patel joins Dr Louise Newson in this episode of the podcast to share how a chance encounter when overhearing an educational webinar on the menopause…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast159 - Raising awareness of HRT in the community in Ireland with Pharmacist, Victoria Jones
Victoria Jones is a community pharmacist at Bonnybrook Pharmacy in Coolock, Dublin. She received very little education on the menopause when training and…
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast158 - Pushing against social and political constraints on women’s health with Dr Heather Hirsch
Dr Heather Hirsch makes a welcomed return to the podcast this week. Heather is an internal medicine physician, specialising in women’s health and menopause…