It's Not Just a Period

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Joining Alexandra in the studio this week is GP and menopause specialist, Dr Nikki Ramskill, founder of The Female Health Doctor Clinic.
Women spend decades of their lives in peri and post menopause struggling unnecessarily as a result of lack of education, awareness and training.
Dr Nikki walks us through each stage of menopause, what happens in the body and the wide range of symptoms.
They discuss the importance of HRT, why it can be so difficult to get hold of and what a personalised treatment plan can look like.
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Dr Nikki Ramskill…
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/femalehealthdoc/
Website: https://www.thefemalehealthdoctor.com
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NEW: The Guide To Diagnosis
Are you struggling to get a diagnosis?
Are you being dismissed, gaslit, and ignored in the doctor's office?
This guide will empower you to advocate for yourself, know your rights as a patient and get the answers you need.
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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not replace personalised medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please speak to your GP or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, or before making changes to your healthcare routine.

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This week Alexandra is joined by Dr Zara Haider, Consultant and President of the College of Sexual Reproductive Healthcare.
The CoSRH’s role is to set standards, provide training and advocate on behalf of patients for access to safe, effective and high quality sexual health services.
We’ve heard from thousands of women who’ve experienced traumatic, barbaric and humiliating experiences around the coil and so Alexandra poses the question; what is the official line when it comes to pain relief?
They discuss the government’s health strategy, women’s health clinics and why sexual health services are a postcode lottery.
Get ready for a deep girl chat as this conversation covers everything from the coil and gynaecological waiting lists to post pregnancy contraception and emergency contraception.
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College of Sexual Reproductive Healthcare…
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Website: https://www.cosrh.org
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsnotjustaperiod.uk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ItsNotJustAPeriod
NEW: The Guide To Diagnosis
Are you struggling to get a diagnosis?
Are you being dismissed, gaslit, and ignored in the doctor's office?
This guide will empower you to advocate for yourself, know your rights as a patient and get the answers you need.
Get the guide: https://stan.store/itsnotjustaperiod/p/hack-the-system-the-diagnostic-guide
Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not replace personalised medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please speak to your GP or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, or before making changes to your healthcare routine.

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Joining the girl chat this week is Katie Flynn, who waited 18 years to be diagnosed with endometriosis, PMDD, chronic pain disorder and painful bladder syndrome.
In her mid 30’s, Katie was referred to a gynaecology and met Mr James Tibbott at Leeds Hospital who was about to change her life as she knew it.
Despite having a diagnostic laparoscopy with excision removal, Katie’s pain did not improve and her symptoms continued to escalate.
Katie shares what it was like to take part in a ground breaking spinal cord stimulator trial, how it transformed her quality of life and the life changing decisions she faces next.
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Katie Flynn…
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsnotjustaperiod.uk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ItsNotJustAPeriod
NEW: The Guide To Diagnosis
Are you struggling to get a diagnosis?
Are you being dismissed, gaslit, and ignored in the doctor's office?
This guide will empower you to advocate for yourself, know your rights as a patient and get the answers you need.
Get the guide: https://stan.store/itsnotjustaperiod/p/hack-the-system-the-diagnostic-guide
Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not replace personalised medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please speak to your GP or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, or before making changes to your healthcare routine.

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Joining us this week is Dr Nneka Irechukwu, a PhD physiologist and pharmacologist with over a decade in medical communications as well as lived experience of fibroids.
2 in 3 women will develop fibroids in their lifetime but black women and ethnic minorities are disproportionately effected across diagnosis and treatment.
They can distort the uterus, cause infertility and severe blood loss leading to complications including anaemia and iron deficiency.
We discuss the different types of fibroids, the variety of treatments, the racial health gap and what needs to drastically change in the healthcare system.
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Dr Nneka Irechukwu…
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedrnneka/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedrnneka
It's Not Just A Period...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsnotjustaperiod.uk
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsnotjustaperiod.uk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ItsNotJustAPeriod
NEW: The Guide To Diagnosis
Are you struggling to get a diagnosis?
Are you being dismissed, gaslit, and ignored in the doctor's office?
This guide will empower you to advocate for yourself, know your rights as a patient and get the answers you need.
Get the guide: https://stan.store/itsnotjustaperiod/p/hack-the-system-the-diagnostic-guide
Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not replace personalised medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please speak to your GP or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, or before making changes to your healthcare routine.

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We’re delighted to be joined by Laura Milward; pregnancy sickness advocate, and Dr Margaret O’Hara; scientist specialising in Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG).
Up to 90% of all women will experience pregnancy sickness to some degree but for women like Laura and Margaret it can turn into HG, a severe extreme version.
For 9 months Laura spent every single day living with nausea and vomiting countless times a day but was told nothing could be done to help her.
Together we discuss why treatments that have been available since the 1940’s aren’t accessible, the science behind HG and the devastating effects it can have on mothers and their babies.
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Pregnancy Sickness Support...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pregnancysicknesssupport/
Website: https://pregnancysicknesssupport.org.uk
HelpLine: 0800 055 4361
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsnotjustaperiod.uk
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsnotjustaperiod.uk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ItsNotJustAPeriod
NEW: The Guide To Diagnosis
Are you struggling to get a diagnosis?
Are you being dismissed, gaslit, and ignored in the doctor's office?
This guide will empower you to advocate for yourself, know your rights as a patient and get the answers you need.
Get the guide: https://stan.store/itsnotjustaperiod/p/hack-the-system-the-diagnostic-guide
Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not replace personalised medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please speak to your GP or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, or before making changes to your healthcare routine.