Menopause and Depression
As part of Henpicked's Lunch & Learn series here’s Dr Clare Spencer of My Menopause Centre.
Changes in mood are a symptom of the menopause. Some women develop depression and some may have experienced it before. So how do you tell what’s going on and what you can do about it?
Henpicked Menopause in the Workplace’s Sally Leech was joined by Dr Clare Spencer of My Menopause Centre.
Dr Clare is a registered menopause specialist and an NHS GP. She qualified from Cambridge University and holds membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of General Practitioners. She initially trained in obstetrics and gynaecology where she gained a Doctor of Medicine for research in fetomaternal medicine.
As well as her role of Clinical Director at My Menopause Centre, she currently runs an NHS menopause service and is a GP partner in a practice in Leeds. She is also a British Menopause Society menopause trainer and is involved in educating GPs about the menopause transition through talks, lectures and seminars. She wrote the menopause training module for doctors.net and has written for the Primary Care Women’s Health forum publication, Her Life Her Health, on a variety of menopause-related topics.
