Hormonal changes in mid-life are normal, common, and frequently under-discussed. Many people spend years managing symptoms without ever having them properly assessed.
Women’s hormonal health
The years around menopause can bring hot flushes, disturbed sleep, mood changes, joint aches, and changes in memory and concentration. These symptoms are real and they are treatable. They are also highly individual, two people the same age may need quite different approaches.
An assessment involves discussing your symptoms and their effect on daily life, your medical and family history (particularly cardiovascular and breast health), and your own preferences about treatment. Where hormone therapy is being considered, we will go through the benefits and the risks specific to your circumstances so you can make an informed decision.
Men’s hormonal health
Fatigue, reduced motivation, changes in body composition, mood and libido can have hormonal contributors in men, but they can also reflect sleep problems, depression, thyroid disorders, medication effects or other conditions. Assessment means looking properly rather than assuming, which is why symptoms are evaluated alongside appropriate testing rather than testosterone being treated as a default explanation.
An important note
Hormone therapy is a prescription medical treatment with genuine benefits and genuine risks. It is not suitable for everyone, and the balance differs depending on your age, your history and how long since your symptoms began.
Any treatment discussed here is a clinical decision made with you in consultation, after appropriate assessment. Nothing on this page should be read as a recommendation for your individual situation.