Welcome to the Neuson Health Menopause podcast. I'm Dr. Louise Newson, a GP and menopause

specialist and I'm also the founder of the Menopause charity. In addition, I run the Newston Health

Menopause and Well-Being Clinic here in Stratford-upon-Avon.

So on today's podcast, I'm really delighted to introduce to you, Dr Tocene, who is someone that I connected with by social media, the joys of social media, a few months ago now.

So it's really exciting to have you here in the studio.

So welcome.

Thank you.

Thank you.

So before we get started, just tell me a bit about you.

So you're a GP, but you're training to be a GP, but you've got quite an interesting background. So do you mind just explaining about what you do and how you've come to where you are?

Yes, thank you. So I'm a GP trainee. I'm in SC3. So for those that don't know, that's the third year of training.

Hopefully, should be rounding up in August this year. My background originally, I used to be an orthopedic registrar scattered around

the whole of England, really. I think the only place I didn't get to was Scotland. But down the line

somewhere, I did the massive U-Ten that a lot of people do and came into general practice,

which is what I've been doing and I've not regretted it since. Great. So tell me why you were interested to

get in content with me then, because orthopedics, general practice, people might not say on your

mail, clearly. Yes. So I think it all started with the AKT exam. Now, the AKT exam is the first stage

GP exam that we do in general practice. So doing that, someone like me,

I'm sure with many people you've talked about. In medical school, we really never got taught

anything about the menopause. All of a sudden, I'm in general practice, used to cutting bones,

as well as sawing bones and put together. And hey, I'm a woman presents and she's telling me

about the menopause. And I'm like, uh, you know, so I had to start going to do a lot of research.

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