{"podcast":{"title":"Menopause Matters, Let’s Talk","slug":"menopause-matters-let-s-talk-6918957","podcast_index_feed_id":6918957,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/664df03655f9a40011180957","website_url":"https://www.letstalkmenopause.co.uk/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1716383520162-b872619315a92994c81a7e2dbc410ab9.jpeg","author":"Heather Currie and Ruth Devlin","episode_count":48,"summary":"The podcast which we hope will become your go to for anything to do with the menopause & related topics. Each episode will be packed with useful information & resources to help you make those more informed decisions. We will provide information you can trust with no ‘flim flam’ or doom & gloom. =================================== If you have listened to our podcasts already, please complete our short survey, only 9 questions, at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S5RGV8P =================================== Useful links & resources: Women’s Health concern: www.womens-health-concern.org Let’s Talk Menopause : www.letstalkmenopause.co.uk Menopause Matters : www.menopausematters.co.uk NHS inform: www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/womens-health The Menopause Matters;Let’s Talk Podcast is hosted by Dr Heather Currie MBE, founder of Menopause Matters & Ruth Devlin founder of Let’s Talk Menopause. Heather is a gynaecologist with special interests in menopause, Premenstrual syndrome and cervical screening. She is a trustee and past chair of the British Menopause Society (BMS), Co-editor of post Reproductive Health, the journal of the BMS, Clinical advisor to Scottish government for the Women’s…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T14:21:24.242618+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/menopause-matters-let-s-talk-6918957"},"episode":{"title":"Migraines, menopause and HRT… what a combination!","slug":"migraines-menopause-and-hrt-what-a-combination","published_at":"2025-11-18T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/menopause-matters-let-s-talk-6918957/migraines-menopause-and-hrt-what-a-combination","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/menopause-matters-let-s-talk-6918957","url":"https://www.menopausematters.co.uk","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664df03655f9a40011180957/e/691759eae42e3466f2365217/media.mp3","summary":"Migraines are an incredibly debilitating symptom. What’s it all about, is there a link with the menopause transition and if so, what can we do about it? To help us make sense of everything we were delighted to be joined by Professor Anne MacGregor who specialises in headaches & migraines, alongside women’s health. During this episode Anne dispels myths and misinformation, breaks everything down into factual, relatable nuggets of information providing anyone listening with practical and logical ways to manage this symptom. A perimenopausal headache is debilitating enough but a migraine is quite a different matter, leaving you feeling like you’ve been ‘run through a mangle’…has to be the quote of the series! If you’re postmenopausal don’t worry that’s covered too. Did you know there’s more than one type? We cover migraines with aura, migraines without aura and then a migraine aura without a headache…I know, there’s a bit of a range. Being completely unpredictable, they can result in people not being able to function properly, can be accompanied by nausea, vomiting and then there’s raised sensitivity to your bodies senses usually followed by feeling absolutely wiped out. Anne and Heather clarify what’s happening to your hormone levels during the perimenopause – back to the hormonal storm going on, with wonky hormones, and spiking hormones creating havoc. Unsurprisingly migraines are roughly three times more common in women than men! So, how do you cope with them…if you’re struggling with these symptoms this is really worth a listen. Anne covers lifestyle factors, highlighting how the brain reacts to these whilst knocking a few myths on the head. Interestingly, did you know migraines are linked to gut dysfunction? Heather and Anne also clarify the facts about the pros…","meta_description":"Migraines are an incredibly debilitating symptom. What’s it all about, is there a link with the menopause transition and if so, what can we do about it? T…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2055,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/menopause-matters-let-s-talk-6918957/episodes/migraines-menopause-and-hrt-what-a-combination/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/menopause-matters-let-s-talk-6918957/migraines-menopause-and-hrt-what-a-combination.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}