The Dr Louise Newson Podcast

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110 – Can't tolerate progesterone? It may be progestogens

Biochemist Dr Phyllis Bronson on why women who can't tolerate progesterone may actually be reacting to progestogens/progestins (the synthetic type of progesterone) Phyll

Oct 15
30 min

109 - Can you take HRT with endometriosis?

Can you take HRT if you have endometriosis? Nicola Roberts feared it would bring her pain back. Now she takes estradiol, progesterone and testosterone and feels the best

Oct 13
31 min

108 –The 'evidence-based bullies' silencing HRT education

Doctors are being taught to treat hormone guidance as if it's law, but according to retired GP and medical educator Dr Mark Coombe, that guidance is too often "at best ve

Oct 8
31 min

107 – Menopause, testosterone & rowing the Atlantic at 50

In this really interesting episode, two ocean rowers over 50 share their menopause journeys. One of them takes all three hormones, and the other would love to but has bee

Oct 6
33 min

106 – Hormonal acne, hair loss & ageing skin with Dr Saj Rajpar

Consultant dermatologist Dr Saj Rajpar, making his fifth visit to the podcast, joins Louise to explain why acne, hair loss and ageing skin are so often driven by hormones

Oct 1
30 min

105 – Mathilde Barker: endometriosis at 19, menopause at 23

Mathilde Barker was 23 when she finally understood why, since the age of 14, doctors had told her it was "just" muscle strain, put her on antidepressants, and once remove

Sep 29
33 min

104 – What the research shows about menopause and suicide risk

In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by Dr Pooja Saini and psychologist Dr Olivia Hendriks to discuss their important research into perimenopause, menopause and su

Sep 24
31 min

103 – A fighter pilot's menopause: HRT, testosterone & guilt with Jo Salter

Jo flew supersonic jets under extreme pressure for a living, but missed the menopause happening inside her own body. This week Dr Louise Newson is joined by Jo Salter, B

Sep 22
38 min

102 – GLP-1s, hormones & the truth about weight gain with Rose Stokes

Rose Stokes, journalist and host of the Matter of Fat podcast, joins Dr Louise Newson to talk GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, the hormones behind weight gain and the shame aroun

Sep 17
33 min

101 – Luteal Uglies - what does this mean?

Up to 80% of women with PMDD have suicidal thoughts. Online, it's being trivialised as the 'luteal uglies'. In this solo episode, Dr Louise Newson explains what'sactuall

Sep 15
27 min

100 – Sepsis, UTIs & quadruple amputation: Kim’s story

Kim Smith went on a family holiday to Spain with a UTI and woke up nine weeks later having lost all four limbs to sepsis. Twice missed by Spanish doctors, Kim's kidney p

Sep 10
32 min

99 – Gut health, hormones & food noise with Dominique Ludwig

Nutritionist Dominique Ludwig, author of No NonsenseNutrition, explains why your gut controls your hormones and hunger. Dominique trained at King's College and has spent

Sep 8
27 min

98 – Why the type of hormone matters for health and fitness - Davey Maher

Many women are told that all hormone treatments are essentially the same. But the reality is far more complex, and understanding the difference could have a significant i

Sep 3
29 min

97 – PMDD, ADHD & autism: addiction as a coping mechanism

Natalie Sykes spent years using heroin and crack cocaine to self-medicate undiagnosed PMDD, autism and ADHD, and now finally understands why. Natalie, founder of the PMD

Sep 1
30 min

96 – How India is waking up to hormone health Sanjith Shetty

In India, one woman asked her gynaecologist about HRT and was told: "over my dead body." Dr Louise Newson travels to India to meet Sanjith Shetty, founder of the menopaus

Aug 27
27 min

95 – Rosie Moss: is it grief or hormones?

Rosie Moss spent years being told her symptoms were simply grief, when actually there was undiagnosed PMDD also at play. Rosie hosts the podcast Widowed AF, and after he

Aug 25
31 min

94 – Fixing doctors' fear of hormone treatments including testosterone

Dr Holly Carding, GP, Women’s Hormone Specialist and Education Lead at Newson Education, joins Louise to expose the hormone training gap that leaves doctors too scared to

Aug 20
32 min

93 – PMDD misdiagnosed for 10 Years: Anna's story

Content advisory: This episode contains themes of mental health and suicide Anna, a nurse, was sectioned, hospitalised in psychiatric wards for months and overdosed more

Aug 18
29 min

92 – Hormones, mood and mental health myths Dr Sue Varma

Psychiatrist Dr Sue Varma joins Dr Louise Newson to unpack why hormones are so often left out of mental health care and what gets missed as a result, from puberty to post

Aug 13
33 min

91 – Demi Brown: Endometriosis, fibroids & hormones

Love Is Blind's Demi Santana Brown opens up aboutendometriosis, adenomyosis, fibroids and the power of natural hormones. Before Love Is Blind UK, Demi was a professional

Aug 11
32 min

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What listeners say

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Dr. Newson is relentless in her desire to educate and empower women. As a US Urologist, who has been in this area for over 15 years because of personal family issues. Dr Newson has been an early and consistent leader, to the detriment of her own practice, speaking out about the discrepancies between male and female care not just in Great Britain, but across the world. I am greatly appreciative to her deep insight and willingness to think outside of the medical dogma, which is often wrong.

RockyNelson · Apr 2026

Thank you for sharing your story and Dr Louise’s advocacy. PMDD almost took my life several times over the past 28 years and now perimenopause is making it even harder. I feel hope from your validation. USA

*librarian* · Aug 2025

Dr. Newson is no doubt very knowledgeable and has done wonderful things for women in peri and menopause. I have learned so much from her. My only criticism is that she never gives her guest a chance to speak. She automatically starts her lectures and the guest has to interject when then can. I would love to hear from them and their opinions and expertise.

Bears2014 · Jun 2025

This podcast has been an absolute game-changer in my journey through perimenopause. It’s not just informative but deeply validating, offering education and empowerment in every episode. The conversations are raw, relatable, and refreshingly honest—something every woman navigating this phase of life needs. It has helped me feel seen and supported, reminding me that I’m not alone in this journey. A must-listen for all women, whether you’re going through peri or menopause or simply want to understand and prepare for it. Highly recommended!

Marién Sarriera · Jan 2025

This played more as an advertisement for their app. The podcast itself gave no evidence nor evidence based information other than “women deserve a choice,” which women do. I was looking forward to listening to this podcast. They stated that there is a lack of information out there regarding women’s hormones outside of reproduction and fertility, yet lots of media suggesting supplements etc while neglecting the actual daily function of hormones; I feel this podcast greatly contributed to the “noise” to which they lamented. Women are t dumb, please don’t treat as such. We can handle academic and scientific evidence based information with biological reasoning other than “women deserve a choice.”

Mama KZ5 · Jun 2026

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