258 - I’m 27 and perimenopausal: how testosterone helped my symptoms

The Dr Louise Newson Podcast

Dr Louise Newson

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Medicine

4.8 • 798 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

This week on the podcast, Dr Louise is joined by Elin Sullivan, a young woman who suffered a myriad of symptoms for years before getting the right treatment. Elin first experienced recurring urinary tract infections at 19 years old, and twice required hospitalisation. She also suffered from sweats, sleep disruption and fatigue, shaking and lichen sclerosus. After a chance encounter with Louise, she tried local HRT, which was transformative, and now takes testosterone to balance her low levels. Elin talks about how hard it can be to experience perimenopausal symptoms at a young age and shares her tips for other younger women experiencing issues that they think might be down to their hormones: Although it can feel really hard, don't stop advocating for yourself. You may have self-doubt or worry that you’re wrong but keep pushing. My doctor was sick of seeing me, I was there probably every week, but don’t give up. Rather than just giving your doctor a list of your symptoms, show them when they were happening as well. Have a log of symptoms and anything that might have affected them on that day. This will help your doctor rule out things but also show if your diet, etc, has an influence. Don't be scared to try medications or suggestions. It might help but if it doesn’t it can potentially help your doctor decide the next step. I never believed local HRT could make such a big difference but am so glad I tried it. Click here to find out more about Newson Health.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Dr Louise Newsome. I'm a GP and menopause specialist, and I'm also the founder of the Newsome Health Menopause and wellbeing centre here in Stratford-Pon-Avon.
0:21.6	I'm also the founder of the free Balance app.
0:25.6	Each week on my podcast, join me and my special guests where we discuss all things perimenopause
0:31.6	and menopause. We talk about the latest research, bust myths on menopause symptoms and treatments,
0:38.2	and often share moving and always inspirational personal stories.
0:43.7	This podcast is brought to you by the Newsome Health Group,
0:46.9	which has clinics across the UK dedicated to providing individualised perimenopause and menopause care for all women.
1:02.4	So today on my podcast, I'm delighted to introduce to you someone called Ellen, who is young, actually.
1:08.1	She's only 27.
1:09.5	And I recently met her in a weird way.
1:12.4	I meet all sorts of people in things that I do.
1:15.0	And I'll explain more in a minute.
1:16.3	But firstly, I'm just going to welcome Ellen to the podcast.
1:18.6	So thanks ever so much for joining me today.
1:21.1	Oh, thank you for having me.
1:22.8	So I really believe in connections happen for a reason.
1:26.5	And it's really, really weird actually. So I
1:29.4	are very conventional. I'm very traditional. I'm not very artistic at all. And when one of my children,
1:35.5	a couple of years ago now had some piercings done in her ear, I was really like shocked because
1:41.7	they had a cartilage and then my middle daughter's had all sorts of piercings.
1:45.1	And I thought I'd be one of these mums where my children maybe have doubles, and that's about it.
1:49.3	Clearly not.
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