Hormones Special

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To what extent, if any, are women affected by hormones during their lives? Girls in a Birmingham secondary school talk about mood fluctuations. Norwich GP Dr Amanda Howe discusses what brings women to see her in their adult, childbearing years. Psychiatrist Dr Michael Craig who works at the Female Hormone Clinic at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust talks to Jane about the relationship between hormones and mental health. Women in their forties onwards could find themselves feeling agitated, confused and unable to sleep. Dr Annie Evans explains that these symptoms are possible signs that women are entering the perimenopause part of their lives. GP Amanda Howe explains what women need to consider when thinking about taking HRT. And Dr Jan Toledano from the Marion Gluck Clinic explains what the difference is between conventional HRT and Bio-identical hormones. Writer Helen Lederer talks about taking HRT, why she had to stop taking testosterone and life after the menopause.