Philippa Kaye

London

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Painful sex. Shrinking bits. White patches, veins and the signs of cancer: DR PHILLIPA KAY's guide to EVERYTHING that can go wrong with your vagina and vulva - and how to fix it | Daily Mail Online

2 months ago | dailymail.co.uk | Philippa Kaye

More often than not, euphemisms are used to describe female genitals. I won’t list them, but they are numerous and, let’s say, colourful. Some are babyish terms parents use when talking to children. Others are schoolyard slang that, oddly, remain in common usage. I’ve lost count of the times people have come into my busy north London surgery telling me they’re itchy or sore ‘down there’. And even doctors I know will end up using the catch-all ‘private parts’.
Silent reflux in babies: causes, symptoms, and treatment

2 months ago | madeformums.com | Philippa Kaye

But when is a bit of baby sick the sign of something more? And how do you tell if your baby is suffering from silent reflux? For some parents, it could be as obvious as your breastfed or bottle-fed baby being sick after every feed. For others, though, the symptoms of silent reflux in their baby are less directly related to feeding, being unsettled, crying lots and failing to gain weight.
Everything you ever wanted to know about your penis, but were too afraid to ask: The expert medical guide that EVERY man (and woman) should read... and the warning signs you must never ignore | Daily Mail Online

Mar 8, 2025 | dailymail.co.uk | Philippa Kaye

During the pandemic I saw more penises than normal. And, as a GP, that was a good thing. Men who suddenly found they had more free time were able to devote a little more attention to their genitals, it seemed. Or that was my theory, at least. They’d come into my busy north London practice, clearly fairly embarrassed – although they needn’t be. Some said they’d put off seeking help until their condition became intolerable, because they thought an examination might be mortifying or even painful.
Dr Philippa Kaye On Embarrassing Conditions

Jan 16, 2025 | myweekly.co.uk | Philippa Kaye |Allison Hay

Dr Philippa Kaye throws light on some embarrassing, painful and confusing issues Suzannah is in her early forties and had had her symptoms for a couple of years before she came to talk to me. She said that she often had thrush and had periods of itching with a vaginal discharge which tended to clear up with a course or two of over the counter thrush treatment. So in the beginning she just thought her symptoms were due to thrush.
Dr Philippa Kaye On Back Pain

Nov 27, 2024 | myweekly.co.uk | Philippa Kaye |Allison Hay

Back pain can be miserable to live with but there are ways to manage the discomfort and find relief, says Dr Philippa Kaye…There are a few health issues which come up frequently in general practice. In the winter months we will see lots of children with coughs and colds, and in the spring we start to see people with hay fever. However, one of the most prevalent complaints seen in general practice all year round is one which my patient, Carla, presented with a few months ago: back pain.
Dr Philippa Kaye: Pre-diabetes

Nov 14, 2024 | myweekly.co.uk | Philippa Kaye |Allison Hay

Dr Philippa Kaye explains why it’s so vitally important to diagnose pre-diabetes, as well as what to do to help combat it…Amelia had a set of blood tests requested by a colleague as she had been complaining of tiredness and that her hair was thinning. She had also developed very heavy periods in the perimenopause (the lead up to the menopause). The blood tests showed she had become anaemic, likely to be related to those heavy periods.
What is early menopause and how can it affect fertility?

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.
Identifying and Managing Perimenopause Symptoms

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.
Why HRT is safe - but super-high doses may not be

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.
Dr Philippa Kaye on Menopause and Relationships

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.