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A Foot in Both Camps - Why Fertility Clinics Need to Understand Menopause
In recent decades, societal trends have seen more women choosing to have children in later life. This shift has significant implications...
katepleace
Jul 16, 20243 min read


A year is too long to wait! What is the cost of Premature Menopause?
As a patient or a nurse we generally never think about money and our health care. Our NHS is free at the point of delivery and available...
katepleace
Jul 28, 20233 min read


Coil crises, have you fallen through the gaps?
Like many other women I watched the latest Davina program on the pill revolution last night on channel 4. The Davina documentaries may...
katepleace
Jun 9, 20233 min read


Can menopause be predicted by using multiple AMH blood measurements?
If you are a women who has had fertility tests or treatment, it is likely that you may have had an Anti Mullerian Hormone blood test...
katepleace
Oct 14, 20202 min read


A women's menstrual cycle must be considered as a vital sign of assessing general health
A recent BMJ article suggests that the regularity of a women's menstrual cycle can present a greater risk of premature death. Previous...
katepleace
Oct 8, 20202 min read


Why are health care professionals so reluctant to prescribe HRT?
I recently ran a menopause training course for health care professionals. It was lovely meeting practice nurses and GP's all online from...
katepleace
Sep 29, 20203 min read


Testosterone is not licenced for women on the NHS. Why can't we have our hormones back?
Testosterone is an important hormone produced in the ovaries and the adrenal glands, like oestrogen and progesterone once we enter...
katepleace
Sep 21, 20201 min read


Primary Ovarian Insufficiency; why is it not diagnosed enough in primary care?
Do primary care specialists know enough to diagnose and treat Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI)? The answer is sadly not enough. ...
katepleace
Sep 1, 20202 min read


What is Diminished Ovarian Reserve?
Diminished ovarian reserve also known as DOR is when a woman's ovaries loose their reproductive potential. As women our fertility is...
katepleace
Aug 25, 20203 min read


What does infertility feel like?
I'm a visual person and I really like this image, they say a picture speaks a thousand words, but what does infertility feel like?...

Kate Pleace
Aug 17, 20202 min read


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