078 - Urogenital Symptoms of the Menopause - Lavinia Winch & Dr Louise Newson

The Dr Louise Newson Podcast

Dr Louise Newson

Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.7 • 933 Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by Lavinia Winch, Ambassador for YES organic vaginal moisturisers and lubricants and a patient representative for all aspects of women’s gynaecological health, but especially for menopausal urogenital symptoms.

Lavinia shares her story and talks openly about the 30 years of misdiagnosed vaginal and vulval symptoms which were eventually resolved by choosing responsibly formulated lubricants and vaginal moisturisers. Also touched on is Lavinia’s diagnosis of endometrial cancer, and the importance of recognising the signs and symptoms, of which the most common is post-menopausal bleeding.

Dr Newson and Lavinia discuss the lack of progress since 2000 in terms of healthcare professionals’ training and treatment of menopausal symptoms, both for vaginal health and for the wider range of symptoms.

The difference between bio-identical unregulated hormone therapy and the regulated body identical HRT available on the NHS is another topic covered, and the importance of women using self-knowledge and seeking evidence-based information in order to work collaboratively with GPs to reach individualised solutions.

Lavinia’s Three Take Home Tips:

Be aware of the main menopausal symptoms but particularly those relating to urogenital function.
Learn about the make-up of our vaginas and vulvas and how to maintain a healthy intimate environment.
Seek out a GP or specialist who has a real interest in women’s health and continue until you get the help and support that’s right for you. Don’t give up!

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Neuson Health Menopause podcast. I'm Dr. Louise Newson, a GP and menopause
0:15.8	specialist and I'm also the founder of the Menopause charity. In addition, I run the Newston Health
0:22.5	Menopause and Well-Being Clinic here in Stratford-upon-Avon.
0:30.7	So today I'm very excited to introduce to you someone I met a few years ago now, actually,
0:36.5	called Lavinia Wynch,
0:37.8	who I actually first phoned up just before I started my clinic because I was trying to reach
0:43.3	out to other people to help me on my journey to assist as many men and palsy of women as possible.
0:49.1	And Lavinia answered the phone and it was a start of quite a long relationship really.
0:55.8	So hi Lavinia. Thanks for coming on to the podcast today well thank you very much louise it's lovely to see you and as you say yes
1:02.2	it was a while ago but it's been a really interesting journey so before we talk about sort of you and
1:08.2	your journey just explain a bit about how we first met, really,
1:11.8	because it's quite interesting, I suppose.
1:14.3	Yeah, so I was working at the Yes Yes Company,
1:17.6	which is a company that manufactures a range of intimate products
1:21.5	for vaginaldrinus specifically and for painful sex.
1:25.5	And my role was medical liaison, which meant that I was engaging with
1:30.5	healthcare professionals across this whole area of menopause and gynecological health generally,
1:36.2	going to a lot of medical conferences, including all the menopause conferences, cancer
1:41.4	conferences, conferences on valval dermatology, women's health generally.
1:47.1	And so it was a really fantastic opportunity to learn more myself, but also to be able to make
1:53.1	sure that as a company, we were able to signpost people who came to us to the right place
1:58.1	to get the help that they needed. And I remember you contacting us and
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