The Emma Guns Show

Dr Jen Gunter returns to the podcast to discuss all things menopause; the biology of it and the narrative around it.

In researching her latest book, The Menopause Manifesto, it struck Jen how the patriarchal narrative around menopause was actually hindering women, which is why the book became a manifesto to empower women with accurate information around what happens to their bodies during this time.

As she says in the show, ‘it shouldn’t be an act of feminism to understand menopause, but it is’. 

During this conversation, @drjengunter and I discuss:

• Why it’s so wrong to think of your last period as an expiry date on your femininity.
• Why being empowered and making empowered choices requires access to accurate information.
• Why a patriarchal society doesn’t get to determine a woman’s worth.
• The lifestyle choices you make in your 20s and 30s that can positively impact your long-term health and your menopause experience.
• Why life can be better post-menopause.
• How pseudo-science and snake oil have nothing to offer you other than to take your money.
• The role of supplementation is treating menopause symptoms and whether anything will actually work.
• Plus, many mentions of Thor, Chris Hemsworth, Gal Gal Gadot and Idris Elba.

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Dr Annice Mukherjee joins me on the podcast to share her guide to navigating menopause as well as the importance of understanding how our hormones are making us feel throughout our lives.

Dr Mukherjee is a physician and endocrinologist who specialises in supporting patients with complex medical illness, quality of life in endocrine disease, hormone problems in cancer survivors, including early menopause and other complex medical issues. She also takes a special interest in helping patients manage chronic fatigue.

In her new book, The Complete Guide to the Menopause Annice outlines her toolkit for managing menopause and, hopefully, the strategies that’ll help you navigate it with far greater ease.

In this episode, @drannicemukherjee and I discuss:

• The importance of understanding how your hormones are affecting you at whatever stage of life you’re in.
• Why she encourages women to be ‘prepare and be aware’ about their health.
• How it’s possible to feel better post-menopause than you did before it.
• Why diet, sleep, stress and exercise are fundamental elements of a lifestyle toolkit she recommends for navigating menopause.
• Her own menopause experience after a breast cancer diagnosis.
• The impact of the pandemic, both Covid-19 itself and the effects of a year-long lockdown are having on hormones.
• Plus, Annice answers questions from the Facebook group and much more...

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Anita Mitra

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Dr Louise Newson is a GP and menopause specialist. In this conversation we discuss the changes the occur during perimenopause, debunk some common myths around the treatment of menopausal symptoms and Louise shares some useful resources for navigating your way through perimenopause and menopause.

Newson Health Menopause and Wellbeing Centre.

The Balance App.

Example Letter to GP Requesting HRT

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Dr Jen Gunter is an OB/GYN and author who joins me to talk about her new book The Vagina Bible, the 'cult' of wellness and how we can all avoid falling for clickbait headlines about our health.

Dr Jen Gunter is an OB/GYN, author and a health professional who isn't afraid to call out BS when she sees it. In this episode she shares the five things she wants every woman to know about their vagina and vulva.

Jen's book The Vagina Bible is available now.

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In this episode, I'm joined by Katie Morris (@katie_morris_fitness) who tells me about her experience of training women experiencing menopausal symptoms and how lifestyle changes can make a huge difference to the overall experience of menopause.

Click here to join Katie's Facebook group - Menopause Mastermind.

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In this episode of The Menopause Series, Dr Elaine McQuade from the Marion Gluck clinic, joins me to share her insights on perimenopause.

Perimenopause is a topic you've asked me to explore in detail in a show with an expert and in this episode Dr Elaine McQuade explains the fundamentals of, not only what's going on in your body, but the practical steps you can take to help ease your way through changing hormones and beyond...

www.athruhealth.com 

www.drelainemcquade.com 

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Dr Sohere Roked returns to the show to answer listener questions. Dr Sohere Roked is a GP, Integrative Medical Specialist and Hormone Expert whose appearance on the show earlier this year was hugely popular with listeners. As a result the podcast's mailbox has been ticking over, ever since, with specific questions from listeners so Sohere agreed to come back to answer a selection of emails.

Topics discussed in the show:

1. Encouraging natural oestrogen production.

2. Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and how to manage it.

3. Not falling pregnant having come off the Pill.

4. The impact of contraception on natural hormone levels and production.

5. Hormonal effects of the Mirena Coil.

6. Analysing the menstrual cycle to optimise the chances of falling pregnant: including a short luteal phase, Clomid to encourage ovulation and low progesterone in the latter phase of the cycle.

7. How hormonal changes in pregnancy and during breastfeeding affect mood and emotions.

8. Managing PMS in your 40s (including would Mirena coil help, plus wild yam cream)

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The Menopuase Series

Sohère Roked, is a GP and Bio-identical and Integrative Medical Specialist who joins me to talk about how you should be feeling during your menstrual cycle, in terms of what's normal or to be expected, Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), why a 360 approach to wellness is vital and why knowing yourself and how you feel is something we should all be checking in with. 

We also tackle the sticky topic of the cost involved with deep-diving into your hormones, the things you can do to identify if there's something amiss and the steps you can take to make yourself feel better. 

Sohère talks about her book  The Tiredness Cure: How to beat fatigue and feel great for good and quizzes, cues and information within that can help you work towards feelings better.

Follow Sohère on Twitter >> @The_Holistic_Dr and Instagram >> @Miss_Soh 

Sohère is based at the Omniya Clinic in Knightsbridge - follow them on twitter >> @omniyalondon and instagram >> @omniyalondon

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Here begins The Menopause Series, all the episodes of the podcast ever created on the subject of hormones, sexual health, perimenopause and menopause featuring my conversations with:

Dr Sohère Roked

Dr Elaine McQuade

Katie Morris

Dr Louise Newson

Dr Annice Mukherjee

The purpose of re-sharing these episodes is to have all these conversations in one easily searchable place on the podcast feed.

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