This week Dr Louise is joined by feminist cultural historian Dr Elinor Cleghorn, author of Unwell Women, which unpacks the roots of the misunderstanding, mystification and misdiagnosis of women’s bodies, illness and pain. From the ‘wandering womb’ of ancient Greece to today’s shifting understanding of hormones, menstruation and menopause, Unwell Women is the story of women who have suffered, challenged and rewritten medical misogyny.
Elinor tells Dr Louise how the book draws on her own experience of being dismissed by doctors for years before finally being diagnosed with systemic lupus, an autoimmune condition which is nine times more prevalent among women than men.
In the episode, Dr Louise and Elinor discuss how women’s health, including menopause, has been viewed through the ages, and the misconceptions that need to be consigned to the history books once and for all.
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097 - Trying to right 20 years of misinformation and hysteria about HRT - Professor Rob Langer and Dr Louise Newson
096 - I have taken HRT for nearly 50 years and won’t ever stop it - Kay Anderson and Dr Louise Newson
095 - The Lorraine effect: menopause in the public eye. Lorraine Kelly and Dr Louise Newson
094 - Breast cancer treatments induced my menopause: what help is there now? - Caroline and Dr Louise Newson
093 - The midlife method to losing weight and feeling great - Sam Rice and Dr Louise Newson
092 - Menopause care and education in the United States and Britain - Heather Hirsch and Dr Louise Newson
091 - Being Young & Menopausal - Hayley Etherington & Dr Louise Newson
090 - Talking About Menopause with Women From Ethnic Minorities - Rushna Mia & Dr Louise Newson
089 - The Benefits of HRT - Professor Isaac Manyonda & Dr Louise Newson
088 - Endometriosis and the Menopause - Chris Mann & Dr Louise Newson
087 - Menopause Education for GPs - Dr Tosin Taiwo & Dr Louise Newson
086 - Lockdown & Weight Loss - Emma Ellice-Flint & Dr Louise Newson
085 - Medical Menopause - Emma McAuley & Dr Louise Newson
084 - Menopause and Health - Dr Annice Mukherjee & Dr Louise Newson
083 - The Importance of Lifestyle During the Menopause - Amanda Thebe & Dr Louise Newson
082 - The Personal & Professional Costs of the Menopause - Chris Oglesby & Dr Louise Newson
081 - Pilates & the Menopause - Dinah Siman & Dr Louise Newson
080 - ”How My Work Was Affected by the Menopause” - Kate Halfpenny & Dr Louise Newson
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