Maggie Honey was diagnosed with antiphospholipid syndrome, which can be described as having ‘sticky’ blood that is prone to clotting. When she was 46 and a busy mum of triplets, Maggie began having insomnia, recurrent UTIs and dry eyes, skin and mouth. It wasn’t until her periods had stopped for a year and she felt dreadful all the time that she realised many of her symptoms might be related to menopause. When she sought help, she was given more diagnoses related to her blood condition but no help for her symptoms. Her blood disorder consultant at the time told her, ‘whatever you do, don’t go on HRT’. This was due to the inaccurate belief that all HRT holds a risk of clot.
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson talks through all the issues that Maggie’s story illustrates, including explaining why HRT is usually safe for people at risk of clot, when estrogen is given through the skin via a patch, gel or spray. They discuss how beneficial HRT can be for your quality of life, and what lifestyle factors do actually raise your risk of getting a clot.
Maggie’s 3 menopause tips for people at risk of clot:
Read more about Maggie’s story here and for more information, read our booklet on Menopause and Clots.
Thrombosis UK is the charity mentioned in this episode for people at risk of, or living with, thrombosis (clots) and the website is www.thrombosisuk.org
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153 - Learning how to prescribe HRT as a GP trainee with Dr Thulasi Naveenan
152 - Irritable bowel, bloating and digestive health with The Gut Experts
151 - Unpicking UTIs and the role of hormones with Dr Rajvinder Khasriya
150 - The effects of trauma, gender bias and the peri/menopause with Dr Jan Smith
149 - What I have learnt since falling in love with menopause care with Dr Abbie Laing
148 - Plant-based living with Happy Pear’s Dave and Steve Flynn
147 - Changing minds about food and diets with Dr Robert Lustig
146 - Helping others feel less alone with POI with Ava Vanderstarren
145 - Raising awareness of endometriosis and surgical menopause with Vicki Shattock
144 - ZOE’s co-founder, Jonathan Wolf, on the future of nutrition science
143 - Fertility, pregnancy and perimenopause with Rhona and Tanya
142 - Losing my wife: was her perimenopause a contributing factor? With Peter Smith
141 - Helping organisations change their culture around menopause with Sarah Davies, Talking Menopause
140 - Addressing the emotional challenges of perimenopause and menopause with Simona Stokes
139 - ‘How my life experience has influenced me as a doctor’ with Dr Naomi Jiagbogu
138 - Explaining what the evidence shows to offer choice to women after breast cancer, with Avrum Bluming
137 - The challenges and importance of eating healthily with Dr Rupy Aujla
136 - ‘The lack of menopause research is a shocking medical injustice’, with Kate Muir
135 - Tackling the Everest of menopause ignorance with Mariella Frostrup
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