15/04/2026
Today I want to talk about something that doesn’t get nearly enough airtime.
I had a patient in to see me this week. A lovely lady. Articulate, capable, clearly used to getting on with things. She sat down and almost apologised for being there.
She’d been struggling for months. Poor sleep. Anxiety that had come from nowhere. A foggy head that was affecting her confidence at work. Joint pain. A complete loss of herself, really.
She thought she was falling apart.
She wasn’t. She was in perimenopause.
This is something I see regularly in general practice and it never stops bothering me how long women suffer before they seek help, or how often they’re told it’s just stress, just age, just life.
It isn’t and there is help. There are options. And you deserve a proper conversation about all of them.
As a GP, menopause medicine sits naturally alongside the work I do in aesthetics. The two are deeply connected.
Hormonal change affects skin, hair, energy, confidence, body composition. When I help a patient feel well from the inside, everything else follows.
If any of this sounds familiar, come and have a chat with me. No charge for a consultation. Just a conversation, with someone who will actually listen.
📩 DM me or call the clinic on 0161 327 1433
