🌱 Why Start with the Foundations?

Because when you understand the science, you start to see the symptoms differently. You begin to recognise patterns, make sense of your own story, and understand why a particular treatment might be exactly what you need—or why it’s not working. When we truly grasp what hormones do, we can select the best, most appropriate options with care, clarity, and confidence.

A thoughtful management plan isn’t just about getting the prescription—it’s about getting it right. That means fewer unnecessary GP visits, fewer blood tests, fewer side effects, and less trial and error. It means less time off work, fewer pharmacy fees, less frustration, and far less mental load spent just trying to remember to take your medication—or figuring out if it’s even working.

It’s not just about hot flushes. It’s the bladder leakage just before your period, the heavy bleeding that won’t ease, the skin that reacts to plasters, the irritability that creeps in with no warning, the feeling that something is off—but you’re told everything is “normal.” It’s remembering how you felt after each baby. It’s spotting with progesterone and being told to increase it, when actually, you might just need more estrogen as indicated by ongoing migraines. It’s the quiet desperation to avoid yet another iron infusion—or the hope that a Mirena might help you avoid surgery altogether.

We need to understand you. Your body, your history, your clues. That’s what this course is for—to equip you (and clinicians) with the insight to make those decisions clearly and safely. Yes, sometimes we have to sift through mixed messages, outdated advice, and confusing research—but even an educated guess based on a solid foundation is a powerful place to start.

So if you're here because you've already wondered if hormones might be playing a role—if you’ve even started the conversation or a trial—then you're already heading in the right direction. Let’s keep going, together.