October is breast cancer awareness month and with statistics stating that one in seven women in Ireland will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, it is a rare person that has not had their life touched by it in some way, either personally or through someone they love […]
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What does a Menopause Health Check look like? Because of the drop in oestrogen hormone levels that occurs throughout the menopause, women over the age of 50 are much more likely to develop high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol, have a heart attack or stroke and one in three […]
West Cork Menopause and Women’s Health Clinic It is with great pride that I report my completion of the final hurdle of The British Menopause Society (BMS) qualification process: I am now officially a BMS Menopause Specialist. I run The West Cork Menopause and Women’s Health Clinic, located in Bantry […]
Stress has a genuine physiological impact on your physical and mental health while a certain level of stress can be motivating, energising, and help you perform at your best. Excessive levels of stress can exhaust the body, affect your digestion, disrupt sleep, impair your thinking, cause the body to feel […]
Menopause and Perimenopause are normal, physiological stages of female health. Today I want to talk about what is abnormal so I will revisit some definitions. Menopause is a retrospective diagnosis. This means that we can only say that a woman is menopausal if it has been 12 months since her […]
An overactive bladder (OAB) is a common condition affecting millions of people worldwide. Studies indicate that it impacts between 17-19 per cent of women, with factors such as childbirth, menopause, and hormonal changes contributing to its higher prevalence in women. Symptoms of OAB include a sudden, uncontrollable urge to urinate […]