In this episode, Katie speaks to Dr Heather Currie MBE, about the causes of heavy bleeding and irregular periods during the perimenopause and menopause years and they discuss what treatments options are available.

Dr. Heather Currie MBE is a gynaecologist and founder of Menopause Matters, an award winning website and quarterly magazine. As a trustee and past chair of the British Menopause Society, she is a driving force for women's health and medical care, and the author of many reviews and original articles in peer reviewed journals and books, with an MBE awarded in 2021, for services to health care.

In this episode:

1:40 What happens to our cycles as we age

3:55 When should you be concerned about irregular periods

8:15 Changes in womb lining

12:24 Treatment options

16:33 Hormonal options

19:12 Non-hormonal options

20:50 Hysterectomy

27:41 Gynecological cancers

30:45 Scans

33:04 PMDD

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Release Date: 10/01/2023, 06:30:00