Content advisory: this podcast contains themes of mental health and suicide.
Dr Louise is joined by her patient Trudie Jennings in this episode to talk about the complexities around HRT during and after treatment for breast cancer.
Trudie describes how she started HRT to successfully manage crippling anxiety and other menopause symptoms and a few months later she was diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer.
NICE guidance states women should stop taking systemic HRT if they are diagnosed with breast cancer. However, after careful discussion with her cancer doctor and nurse, Trudie decided to continue with HRT during her treatment as, for her, the menopause symptoms were more challenging than her cancer treatment.
Trudie and Dr Louise discuss shared decision making and informed consent, and how important it is for women with and after breast cancer to be fully informed about potential risks, benefits and uncertainties about HRT following a breast cancer diagnosis so they can make the best decision that is right for them.
Trudie’s three tips for women who have had breast cancer and are struggling with their menopause:
Contact the Samaritans for 24-hour, confidential support by calling 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org
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074 - HRT Prescriptions in England - Dr Sarah Hillman & Dr Louise Newson
073 - Menopause in the Media - Kaye Adams & Dr Louise Newson
072 - The Menopause Charity - Vanessa Barnes & Dr Louise Newson
071 - Women’s Health Magazine - Claire Sanderson & Dr Louise Newson
070 - Bone Health & World Osteoporosis Day - Julia Thomson & Dr Louise Newson
069 - Managing Menopause as a New GP - Gregory Monk & Dr Louise Newson
068 - Going Through a Teenage Menopause - Ellie Waters & Dr Louise Newson
067 - Genitourinary Syndrome of the Menopause - Professor James Simon & Dr Louise Newson
066 - Gut Health and Addiction - Lindsey Beveridge & Dr Louise Newson
065 - HIV, Menopause & Sophia Forum - Sophie Strachan, Dr Nneka Nwokolo, Dr Jacqui Stevenson & Dr Louise Newson
064 - Early Menopause and Fertility - Jon Hughes & Dr Louise Newson
063 - Psychosexual Medicine and Menopause - Dr Stephanie Goodwin & Dr Louise Newson
062 - Menopause and Contraception - Dr Philippa Kaye & Dr Louise Newson
061 - The Hormone Pharmacist - Lindsey Lester & Dr Louise Newson
060 - Menopause Education & Fourteen Fish - Dr Mark Coombe & Dr Louise Newson
059 - PMS and the Menopause - Dr Hannah Short and Dr Louise Newson
058 - Changing the Perception Around HRT - Davina Mccall & Dr Louise Newson
057 - The Irish Menopause - Sallyanne Brady, Claire Peel & Dr Louise Newson
056 - ’balance’ Menopause App - Jane Oglesby & Dr Louise Newson
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