Hello
I too see Prof Studd it is just over 5 weeks I've been on the gels. I'm out and about even though I've still got
Extremely high cortisol and adrenaline in the morning which isn't nice. I am calling him this week once I've done 6
Weeks to see if I need to increase anything. He is very knowledgable. It is awful this isn't available on the NHS but he is trying to educate people along with Nick Paney and Micheal Craig who can be seen on the NHS x
er - Nick Panay has done a huge amount of research with John Studd for many years and they have written papers together. He is also eminent in his field and I think has been a recent chair of the British Menopause Society. Undoubtedly Prof Studd was a pioneer in his field - due to his research back in the 70's to 90's which informed his practice - but he really is not the only gynaecologist that prescribes bio-identical HRT.
Babyjane - there is a huge amount of improvement needed in NHS in many areas of which menopause is one but I would hate for women to think that they cannot hope for an alleviation of their symptoms or improvement in their general health if they cannot afford his fee.
There are very many gynaecologists out there private and NHS and many GPs are also willing to prescribe in this way. Please all you women out there - do not feel that you are not getting a good deal if you can't (afford to) see the original leading guy. It is important that GPs and local gynaes get the message across and the British Menopause Society is working to implement the NICE recommendations. Studd won't be practising for ever as he is 75 now - so we also need to help make sure we help spread the message about the sort of HRT we want and should be able to access on NHS!!!
Sorry puddlesmum - this was a general comment but was prompted by the posts on here. I really hope that your new regime of HRT works for you, you manage to lose the weight you want to (which is important for your health as you are aware), and that you are able to feel happy enough to live your life again
How kind of you to offer to pay for your friend's consultation. However in her situation she does need urgent referral through NHS to a gynaecologist, due to her early menopause as replacement oestrogen is absolutely essential to protect her future health having had menopause so young - so she really does not need to pay.
Hurdity x