291 - ‘I’m 76 and thriving on HRT’

The Dr Louise Newson Podcast

Dr Louise Newson

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Medicine

4.8 • 798 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In this week's episode of the podcast, Dr Louise Newson talks to Paula, a 76-year-old woman who reached out to share her experience of being on HRT for over 30 years. Paula explains how she was prescribed HRT after a hysterectomy when she was 44, following a complicated gynaecological history, which included an ectopic pregnancy, ovarian cysts, fibroids and endometriosis. She had been taking HRT for a decade when the 2002 Women’s Health Initiative study was released. Paula explains how she researched the study, then weighed up her personal risk and benefits in discussion with her doctor and made the decision to carry on taking HRT. Paula was happy to stay on HRT and credits it with helping her to feel better in her 70s than she did in her 30s. 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 Neuson Health Menopause and Wellbeing Centre here in Stratford-Pon-Avon.
0:11.0	I'm also the founder of the free Balance app.
0:15.0	Each week on my podcast, join me and my special guests where we discuss all things perimenopause and menopause.
0:22.9	We talk about the latest research, bust myths on menopause symptoms and treatments,
0:27.8	and often share moving and always inspirational personal stories.
0:33.3	This podcast is brought to you by the Newsome Health Group, which has clinics across the UK dedicated to providing individualised perimenopause and menopause care for all women.
0:48.5	Today on the podcast, I really want to welcome to Yui Paula, who is someone that I've connected with remotely.
0:56.5	This is the first time I'm seeing her speaking to her.
0:59.3	And she's approached me because she wants to share a good news story.
1:02.6	Sometimes some of my podcasts are quite harrowing or quite negative stories.
1:06.9	But actually, Paulus is brilliant.
1:09.6	And actually, she wants to just talk about how her treatment has really kept her to be so healthy.
1:16.0	So, Paula, welcome today.
1:17.8	Thank you, Louise.
1:18.8	Nice to meet you.
1:19.6	So you are, you've agreed that I can show your age, which is very good.
1:23.2	And the people that are watching or see a photo, I don't think you look your age at all.
1:27.6	You're 76.
1:29.5	And you're fit and well.
1:31.0	I am.
1:31.4	You certainly look very fit and well.
1:33.0	And physically but mentally fit as well, aren't you?
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