In this episode, Katie speaks to Dr Heather Currie MBE, about the causes of heavy bleeding and irregular periods during the perimenopause and menopause years and they discuss what treatments options are available.

Dr. Heather Currie MBE is a gynaecologist and founder of Menopause Matters, an awardwinning website and quarterly magazine. As a trustee and past chair of the British Menopause Society, she is a driving force for women's health and medical care, and the author of many reviews and original articles in peerreviewed journals and books, with an MBE awarded in 2021, for services to health care.

In this episode:

1:40 What happens to our cycles as we age
3:55 When should you be concerned about irregular periods
8:15 Changes in womb lining
12:24 Treatment options
16:33 Hormonal options
19:12 Nonhormonal options
20:50 Hysterectomy
27:41 Gynecological cancers
30:45 Scans
33:04 PMDD

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