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The Dr Louise Newson Podcast

by Dr Louise Newson · English

Dr Louise Newson is an award-winning physician, respected women’s hormone specialist, educator, and author committed to increasing awareness and knowledge of perimenopause, menopause, and lifelong hormone health. Each week, Louise dives into the newest research, treatments and hot topic issues, providing accessible, evidence-based information to empower your future health. Joined by fellow experts and special guests, with answers to your burning questions, Louise explores how hormones impact every aspect of our lives. Described as the “medic who kickstarted the menopause revolution”, Louise aims to empower a generation of women to have a greater understanding, choice and control over their treatment, bodies, minds and future health through their hormones. She is the creator of the award-winning free balance app, a Sunday Times bestselling author and the founder of the Newson Health clinic. With over three decades of clinical experience, Louise is a member of the Royal College of Physicians, a Fellow of the Royal College of GPs, a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge, a regular contributor to academic journals including the Lancet and the British Journal of General Practice, and has been awarded an honorary Doctorate of Health from Bradford University. DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Dr Louise Newson or the Newson Health Group.

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118 – Can your skincare products disrupt your hormones?

Whether skincare ingredients and packaging can disrupt hormones/endocrine signaling, especially for children and teens; how to read labels and simplify routines.

12 Nov 2026 · 24m · 11 chapters

117 – Testosterone isn’t just for libido: what the data shows

The episode discusses neglected hormone research—especially testosterone’s effects beyond libido—and how real-world clinical data is being used to improve women’s health, challenge guidelines, and…

10 Nov 2026 · 31m · 15 chapters

116 – Bioidentical HRT has good safety data, so why do so few women take it?

Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for menopause—why it’s underused despite “good safety data,” and how confusion about synthetic vs bioidentical hormones (especially Premarin and…

5 Nov 2026 · 33m · 10 chapters

115 – Bleeding on HRT: why it happens and what it means

Bleeding while on hormone replacement therapy (HRT), why it happens, and what it means; also broader themes of hormone education, patient listening, and cancer-risk anxiety.

2 Nov 2026 · 32m · 13 chapters

112 – What do I do if my doctor dismisses my menopause symptoms?

How to advocate for yourself when menopause symptoms are dismissed, and how to “cut through the noise” from confusing or biased information.

29 Oct 2026 · 31m · 12 chapters

113 – Does menopause speed up ageing? What estrogen does to inflammation

Inflammation as a driver of aging and chronic disease, with a focus on how the menopause transition accelerates “immune aging” and how estrogen (and other sex hormones) may reduce low-grade,…

27 Oct 2026 · 32m · 15 chapters

112 – Primodos: the harmful hormone pill prescribed to millions of pregnant women

The Primodos scandal—an untested synthetic-hormone pregnancy test (ethinylestradiol + norethisterone) prescribed to millions of pregnant women in the UK from the late 1960s/1970s, allegedly…

22 Oct 2026 · 37m · 17 chapters

111 – Can hormones help postpartum psychosis?

Postpartum psychosis and postpartum mental health, arguing that hormone decline after birth may contribute for some women and that hormone-based treatments (e.g., progesterone/testosterone/estradiol)…

20 Oct 2026 · 35m · 14 chapters

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

The episode argues that many women who “can’t tolerate progesterone” are actually reacting to synthetic progestogens (e.g., medroxyprogesterone acetate/MPA) rather than bioidentical progesterone.

15 Oct 2026 · 31m · 14 chapters

109 - Can you take HRT with endometriosis?

Nicola Roberts discusses endometriosis and her experience with hormone treatments, arguing that synthetic contraceptives can worsen symptoms via “chemical menopause,” inflammation, and side effects,…

13 Oct 2026 · 31m · 13 chapters

108 – Why is there so much confusion about HRT education for clinicians?

Education gaps and alleged “evidence-based bullies” blocking hormone health/HRT education for clinicians, leading to women being dismissed, untreated, or steered toward antidepressants/pain/sleep…

8 Oct 2026 · 32m · 15 chapters

107 – Menopause, testosterone & rowing the Atlantic at 50

Menopause and hormone access (estrogen, testosterone, progesterone/Mirena), evidence-based treatment vs antidepressants, and how hormones affect training and cognition; plus rowing the Atlantic at 50…

6 Oct 2026 · 33m · 19 chapters

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

Hormonal drivers of skin and hair problems, especially hormonal acne, perimenopause/menopause-related flares, and ageing skin; how dermatologists should “connect the dots” between skin symptoms and…

1 Oct 2026 · 30m · 13 chapters

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

Mathilde Barker’s long, confusing journey to diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis and adenomyosis, including being put into early menopause with Zoladex/RIC0, and discussion of hormone-based…

29 Sep 2026 · 34m · 13 chapters

104 – What the research shows about menopause and suicide risk

Research on how menopause/perimenopause is linked to increased suicide risk and how hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may reduce suicidal thoughts and low mood; argues women’s mental health is often…

24 Sep 2026 · 32m · 18 chapters

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

Jo Salter, Britain’s first female fast-jet pilot (Tornado), discusses her menopause and perimenopause hormonal journey, then argues for women’s access to full hormone assessment and advocacy…

22 Sep 2026 · 39m · 20 chapters

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

The episode challenges blame/shame narratives about obesity and weight gain, arguing weight is influenced by hormones, environment, genetics, and metabolic/inflammatory biology—not just “calories…

17 Sep 2026 · 33m · 14 chapters

101 – Luteal Uglies - what does this mean?

A solo episode explaining PMDD/PMS “luteal uglies” as hormone-driven symptoms in the luteal phase, emphasizing progesterone shifts, homeostasis, and the need for diagnosis and hormone-based treatment…

15 Sep 2026 · 28m · 10 chapters

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

Kim’s near-fatal urosepsis after a presumed UTI while on holiday in Spain, leading to sepsis, quadruple limb amputation, rehab, and her advocacy for faster recognition of sepsis and serious treatment…

10 Sep 2026 · 32m · 12 chapters

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

Gut health, hormones, and “food noise” (cravings/constant thinking about food) through whole-food eating—especially protein + fibre, micronutrients, meal timing, and gut–liver–hormone interactions.

8 Sep 2026 · 27m · 15 chapters

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

How different sex hormones (especially estradiol vs other estrogens) affect midlife health and fitness, and why hormone type and “bioidentical vs synthetic” matter for brain, bone, heart, body…

3 Sep 2026 · 29m · 18 chapters

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

PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) and how untreated hormonal changes can drive severe mental health symptoms, especially in people with ADHD/autism; links to addiction as self-medication and to…

1 Sep 2026 · 30m · 13 chapters

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

India’s perimenopause and menopause “hormone health” awareness and access, arguing that evidence-based hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is being wrongly withheld due to fear and misinformation, and…

27 Aug 2026 · 27m · 15 chapters

95 – Rosie Moss: is it grief or hormones?

Rosie Moss (Widowed AF) and host discuss how grief symptoms can be misattributed to hormones, and how hormonal imbalance (including PMDD/perimenopause/menopause) can mimic or worsen mental health…

25 Aug 2026 · 31m · 11 chapters