A common areas of discussion when talking to women about the perimenopause is what sort of exercise should I be doing now? It is an important subject. The perimenopause is a time of significant hormonal, physical and psychological change, yet advice about physical activity is often vague or overly simplified. The evidence suggests something more … Continue reading Movement Through the Perimenopause: Why How We Exercise Matters
Month: December 2025
PBSGL, peer support and resilience.
Looking Back: Evaluating PBSGL in Salisbury Plain (2017) As we timetable the 100th meeting of the Salisbury Plain PBSGL group, it feels timely to revisit my first formal evaluation of the group, undertaken in 2017. At that point, PBSGL was already well established locally, but there had been little structured examination of its educational or … Continue reading PBSGL, peer support and resilience.
Making Sense of Progestogens in HRT: What I Learned When I Went Back to the Evidence
One of the areas I have found most challenging in menopause care is choosing the right progestogen. Not because options are lacking — but because there are several, each with subtly different properties, and the differences are often poorly explained in everyday practice. I realised I was not as clear as I wanted to be … Continue reading Making Sense of Progestogens in HRT: What I Learned When I Went Back to the Evidence