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The Sirona Health Podcast: PMDD, Hormones & Mental Health
Evidence-based conversations about PMDD, PMS, perimenopause, menopause and women’s mental health, hosted by GP Dr Georgina Standen. Translating the latest research into clear, practical explanations to help you understand how hormones interact with the brain, mood and wellbeing.
Episodes
- The Sirona Health Podcast: PMDD, Hormones & Mental Health
PMDD and Migraine: Which Hormonal Treatments Are Safe?
Do you have PMDD and migraine, or period migraines that seem to follow your cycle? Whether you get aura decides which hormonal treatments you can safely use…
- The Sirona Health Podcast: PMDD, Hormones & Mental Health
Premenstrual Exacerbation (PME): PMDD or Something Else?
Does your depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder get worse in the week or two before your period? You may be describing premenstrual exacerbation (PME), and…
- The Sirona Health Podcast: PMDD, Hormones & Mental Health
Therapy for PMDD: Does CBT, DBT or ACT Actually Help?
Can therapy help premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)? In this episode, Dr Georgina Standen, GP and founder of Sirona Health, looks at what the evidence says…
- The Sirona Health Podcast: PMDD, Hormones & Mental Health
How SSRIs, SNRIs and Quetiapine Fit Into PMDD Treatment
SSRIs can work within days for PMDD, not the weeks it usually takes for depression — and that speed tells us something real about the condition itself. In this…
- The Sirona Health Podcast: PMDD, Hormones & Mental Health
PMDD treatment: GnRH analogues
A landmark study using this exact medication was one of the first to prove PMDD is genuinely hormonal, not psychological. In this episode, Dr Georgina Standen…
- The Sirona Health Podcast: PMDD, Hormones & Mental Health
Hormonal treatments for PMDD: Beyond the combined contraceptive pill
Not every woman can take the combined pill — and not everything that's commonly prescribed for PMDD actually has the evidence behind it. In this episode, Dr…
- The Sirona Health Podcast: PMDD, Hormones & Mental Health
The Pill for PMDD: What It Actually Is, and Which One Has the Evidence
Three pills. Three progestins. Three very different reasons a woman ends up on one and not another. In this episode, Dr Georgina Standen properly unpacks "the…
- The Sirona Health Podcast: PMDD, Hormones & Mental Health
Brain Fog in Menopause: What's Actually Happening in Your Head
Walking into a room and forgetting why. Losing a word mid-sentence. Reading the same paragraph three times. In this episode, Dr Georgina Standen properly…
- The Sirona Health Podcast: PMDD, Hormones & Mental Health
Menopause and Your Mental Health
Why do so many women feel like their mental health suddenly changes in their forties and fifties, often without any obvious trigger? In this episode, Dr…
- The Sirona Health Podcast: PMDD, Hormones & Mental Health
Why Do Some Women Get PMDD and Others Don't? The Genetics Behind It
If two women have identical hormone levels but completely different experiences of their cycle, what's actually different between them? In this episode, Dr…
- The Sirona Health Podcast: PMDD, Hormones & Mental Health
What Brain Scans Actually Show: From PMDD to Menopause
What does a brain scan actually show us about PMDD — and does the same evidence tell us anything about what happens after menopause? In this episode, Dr…
- The Sirona Health Podcast: PMDD, Hormones & Mental Health
What Is Reproductive Depression?
Had PMDD in your twenties, postnatal depression after having children, and now feel unlike yourself in perimenopause? These aren't separate problems. In this…
- The Sirona Health Podcast: PMDD, Hormones & Mental Health
Why Doesn't My PMDD Look Like Everyone Else's?
Tried to identify with PMDD, but your worst week doesn't line up with the "classic" post-ovulation pattern? You're not alone — and you're not imagining it. In…
- The Sirona Health Podcast: PMDD, Hormones & Mental Health
PMDD: It's Not Your Hormone Levels, It's Your Brain
If your hormone tests keep coming back "normal" but you still feel awful — this episode explains why. Dr Georgina Standen breaks down the real science behind…
- The Sirona Health Podcast: PMDD, Hormones & Mental Health
PMDD Diagnosis: Why It Takes So Long, and Who Can Actually Help
Why does it so often take years to get a PMDD diagnosis — and once you suspect it, who should you actually go and see? In this episode, Dr Georgina Standen…
- The Sirona Health Podcast: PMDD, Hormones & Mental Health
Diagnosing PMS vs PMDD and Getting a Diagnosis: How PMS and PMDD Are Actually Diagnosed, and What Cycle Mapping Adds
There's no blood test for PMS or PMDD — so how do you actually get diagnosed? In this episode, Dr Georgina Standen walks through the real diagnostic process…
- The Sirona Health Podcast: PMDD, Hormones & Mental Health
PMS vs PMDD: Understanding the Key Differences
What's actually the difference between PMS and PMDD — and how do you know which one you're dealing with? In this episode, Dr Georgina Standen breaks down the…
- The Sirona Health Podcast: PMDD, Hormones & Mental Health
The Numbers and the Picture: How Common Are PMS and PMDD, and What Do They Actually Look Like
How common are PMS and PMDD, really — and why does the research seem so contradictory? In this episode, Dr Georgina Standen unpacks the numbers behind these…