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Understanding the metabolic changes at menopause: The hidden impact on health
Understand how the internal shifts in metabolism can have significant effects on your overall health and wellbeing.
Dr Sam Morgan
GP and BMS accredited Menopause Specialist Doctor
Sam is driven by a desire to empower. She works to create a supportive and informed environment for her patients, helping them navigate the physical and emotional changes that come with menopause. Passionate about the role of lifestyle in health and wellbeing, Sam integrates her expertise as a trained yoga teacher to offer a truly holistic approach. With a long-standing interest in education, Sam regularly trains healthcare professionals and firmly believes everyone should understand the impact of female hormones on the body and mind.
"In the medical profession and in society at large, we have often overlooked the role of hormones in our experiences."
Why are you passionate about women's health?
I have worked as an NHS GP for over 20 years, and in that time, I've developed a specialist interest in all aspects of women's health. I know the difference it makes when PMDD is recognised and treated, when women are supported in making the connection between migraines and menstruation, when neurodiverse women are supported to have their experiences seen and heard. To quote Stacy Sims: "women are not small men". In the medical profession and in society at large, we have often overlooked the role of hormones in our experiences. The male body is the default normal body, and the male experience of illness is the one that doctors typically learn about at medical school. Historically women have been under-represented in clinical trials, meaning that not enough has been known about how long-term conditions may affect men and women in different ways. This has had impacts on women’s health outcomes and on research into women’s health. We understand now that women respond differently to drugs, present differently with illnesses, and hormones play a significant part.
What one piece of advice would you give to our audience?
I love to support people using a lifestyle framework of sleep, nutrition, movement, rest and connection. Thinking about all of these different aspects can really help in optimising health and wellbeing, both today and for the future.
What is missing from the current conversation around women's health?
As an educator, I strongly believe that all clinicians – whether in general practice or hospital settings – should understand how female hormones affect both the body and mind. Too often, I meet women going through menopause who are on waiting lists to see cardiologists for palpitations, undergoing scans for unexplained joint pain, taking antidepressants for low mood, and receiving repeated courses of antibiotics for urinary tract infections. As healthcare professionals, we need to normalise asking about the menstrual cycle; we need to "think hormones", "think menopause", and take a proactive approach to identifying and addressing the underlying causes of symptoms.
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Constipation in autistic women
If you are autistic and born with ovaries, you are more likely to have constipation. Dr Sam Morgan explains what constipation is, why you need ...
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