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One of my patients has shared her own menopause story with the hope that it will shine a light on a natural part of ageing that all women will experience, but do not always know much about.

Dr Rebecca Lewis is a GP with an interest in the menopause. She is also a great friend. She has recently starting seeing some of my patients in Stratford-upon-Avon.

It was a real honour to be invited by the fabulous gardener Sarah Raven to co-host an event at Perch Hill Farm with Liz Earle to celebrate her excellent new book, The Good Menopause Guide, which I have helped with the content.

My business manager, Sarah Davies, and Lynda Bailey, who set up the menopause group in West Midlands Police, have recently developed Talking Menopause.

My clinic is fully booked for six months which is not ideal at all! I am working hard to open a Menopause and Wellbeing Centre in Stratford-upon-Avon in early summer and I have a fantastic team of very inspirational people working with me.

In this episode of Wellness with Liz Earle, I help to dispel some more myths about HRT and talk about the importance of individualised care for menopausal women. Listen in as we share updates on some menopause treatments and answer some of  commonly asked questions.

I ask all the women I see in my clinic to complete this questionnaire before I see them. There are so many different symptoms of the menopause and many are still often not attributed to the menopause.

This graph shows how our bone density (strength) reduces as we go through the menopause. One of my patients recently was diagnosed with osteoporosis following a bone density scan (DEXA scan) and was really surprised to learn she has osteoporosis.

Testosterone is a really important hormone for women as well as for men. Women actually produce more testosterone than oestrogen before the menopause.

It was a real privilege and honour being invited back to ITV with Lorraine Kelly to talk about the potential impact the menopause can have in the workplace.