Menopause is inevitable -
how you handle it isn't
1 in 4
will experience debilitating menopause symptoms…
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Yet 77%
do not realise these are linked to the menopause
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Leading to 9%
of women having more than 10 appointments to reach a diagnosis and treatment by which time lives, careers and families are suffering needlessly
A note from our founder
Dr Louise Newson
BSc(Hons) MBChB(Hons) MRCP FRCGP GP and Menopause Specialist
A note from our founder
Dr Louise Newson
BSc(Hons) MBChB(Hons) MRCP FRCGP GP and Menopause Specialist
Women, and trans and non-binary people, have been suffering with the menopause hormone deficiency for decades and it’s time to put this right. There is safe, low-cost, effective treatment available, and everybody should know about this and have access to it, should they wish.
I am passionate about providing evidenced-based information so it is very important to me that all the content provided remains independent. Everything throughout the balance ecosystem is written by myself or my committed team; no pharmaceutical companies or similar have any input on our work.
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