Philippa Kaye

Nov 5, 2024 | madeformums.com | Philippa Kaye

The word menopause means the final period, and you have been through the menopause when you haven’t had a period for twelve months. Females are born with all the eggs they are ever going to have in their ovaries (in an immature state) and essentially, when you run out of eggs, the menstrual cycle and therefore the periods stopped. The average age for the menopause is often quoted as 51, but this is the average age in Caucasian women.

Oct 21, 2024 | welldoing.org | Philippa Kaye

Dr Philippa Kaye, GP and author of The Science of Menopause, shares her advice on spotting perimenopause symptoms and managing them in the right way for you We have therapists who specialise in supporting women through the menopause – find them here Just as the first period is just one moment in all the hormonal, physical and psychological changes of puberty, the final period which is the menopause is one moment in a time of hormonal change.

Oct 21, 2024 | thetimes.com | Philippa Kaye

I could have never predicted that my social media feeds, messages and clinic would have been so full of worried women in the past few weeks. My new book, The Science of Menopause, was recently published, so I expected a lot of healthy discussion around the menopause. But people were getting in touch with me for other reasons. After watching the BBC Panorama programme The Menopause Industry Uncovered at the end of September, swathes of women contacted me, saying they were unsure if HRT was safe.

Oct 18, 2024 | myweekly.co.uk | Philippa Kaye |Allison Hay

Dr Philippa explains how the menopause can affect sex drive, and what you can do to help. Martha is 48 and did not want to come and see me. She felt slightly ashamed, but her issue was affecting her relationship with her husband. She told me that until three or four years earlier she and her husband had had an active sex life. Although there were ups and downs, such as when the children were little, they had enjoyed sex. But then her libido dropped and she had no desire at all.

Oct 14, 2024 | thesun.co.uk | Philippa Kaye

IT is about time the menopause was in the spotlight – and long may it continue to be. Its symptoms can, for some women, span decades of their mid to late life. You may think “hot flushes” when you hear menopause, an image of a woman getting hot and bothered and fanning herself. But there are 34 recognised symptoms, most of which are invisible to others, including joint aches and pains, headaches, and dry, itchy skin.