Dr Allison van der Riet

21/11/2025

My feed deserves a purple tile and not just my stories or my temporary profile picture.

Gender based violence in RSA 🇿🇦 has affected all of you - men and women.

You may think it’s someone else’s problem. So did I until I recognised names (yes plural) on the social pages.

I also didn’t think I was a victim until I read the definition of GBV and was shocked at what it all encompassed. Some behaviour becomes acceptable to us as women because it’s just so common.

You may also wonder what declaring GBV a national disaster will do - the cynical saffa in me thinks this too. But without it, no resources will be allocated to addressing this, let alone creating any change.

Yes, this is a doctor’s profile. Its medical. But my job is women’s health. The stories I’ve heard and the things I’ve seen in my 18 years of being a doctor, are beyond traumatising.

So I’ll be vocal. I’ll make you think about the things you let slide. And while we also know it isn’t all men, those who aren’t part of the problem, need to be part of the solution. Period.

Thank you, South Africa for making a change. Thank you for signing a petition. Thank you for going purple.

And thank you for your relentless pursuit of activism with your small team and now, even bigger voice 💜

17/11/2025

Big news from the FDA starting the process of removing black box warning off hormone therapy products.

We’re all so happy about this decision and the doctors who drove the process.

This is a nuanced conversation and every patient deserves an individualised discussion on how their health journey with menopause can be helped with hormones. Different hormones, different routes and doses all lead to a very unique dosing schedule between patients.

It is not as simple as just saying “it’s safe now”.

But the conversations are changing, women are being heard and the science is catching up!

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11/11/2025

Prevention is better than cure 💁🏻‍♀️

We’re pretty much at capacity for new patients for 2025. If you want to see me as a new patient before the year ends, get in touch soon!

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10/11/2025

A historical day for women's health management! 👏

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05/11/2025

Antiwrinkle injections take around 14 days to be in full effect. So if you want those annoying lines under control in time for year end events, now is the time to be scheduling that appointment 😉

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22/10/2025

Hot on the heels of huge disappointment in our running community (IYKYK), let’s chat about IRON DEFICIENCY + RUNNING! 🏃🏻‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️

Did you know that iron deficiency negatively affects sports performance with constant fatigue, inability to hit those targets, slow recovery, heavy legs and brain fog?

Women are more prone to iron definitely because of our diets, menstruation. We cope better with certain iron(ferritin) levels that may still be flagged as “normal” by your local lab.

Best way to manage this?

1. Know your levels 🧪
2. Eat food please 🥦 🥩
3. Medication when these above measures fail (plus some other investigations).

Plus see your local integrative doctor to exclude other causes as well 🙋🏻‍♀️ 👩🏻‍⚕️

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