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Could a testosterone patch be on the horizon for women? On this episode of The Liz Earle Wellbeing Show, Liz chats to Dr Sarah Hillman, GP, clinical lecturer and researcher from the University of Warwick, to discuss the development of a testosterone patch in what could be a world first by UK researchers.

While oestrogen and progesterone HRT patches are available, there is currently no equivalent for testosterone, despite it being considered an essential female hormone.

Liz and Sarah chat about the symptoms of low testosterone in women, such as low libido, and the benefits of transdermal administration of HRT rather than oral.

They also cover the research and clinical trials for the testosterone patch, the difficulties in defining and diagnosing low libido, and the socioeconomic divide when it comes to obtaining HRT.

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Follow Dr Sarah Hillman on Twitter
• Download a free menopause symptom tracker
• Read Susan Davis' work on testosterone
• Subscribe to Liz Earle Wellbeing Magazine

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Dani Binnington was diagnosed with breast cancer as a young mum at 33. For the next few years her life did not feel under her own control amidst countless medical appointments, treatments and surgeries. After discovering she carried the genetic BRCA1 mutation, Dani chose to have a double mastectomy and at 39 she opted to have both her ovaries removed as several family members had died from ovarian cancer.

Previously a jewellery designer, Dani then embarked on a change of direction towards yoga and healthy living, and she now offers programmes for women on menopause after cancer. Dani is on a mission to empower women to learn about their choices, seek out specialist menopause care and her goal is for every women to have the conversations with healthcare professionals that they deserve.

Dani’s tips for women after cancer:

1. Talk about it with the right group of people that understand what you’re going through
2. Make time for yourself to check and understand your symptoms
3. Continue conversations with your healthcare team and ask for specialist menopause care
4. Learn all your treatment options, including hormonal and non-hormonal treatments, complementary therapies, lifestyle management, and how to avoid triggers.
5. Don’t sit back, show up for yourself and be empowered. Be active in your own recovery.

Visit Dani’s website at www.healthywholeme.com

And follow her on social media at:

www.instagram.com/healthywholeme/

www.facebook.com/healthywholeme

The Menopause And Cancer podcast:

Listen here on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-menopause-and-cancer-podcast/id1631842514

Listen here on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3OhAwupemqzdI6sCXCZLSX?si=DsriNnCXSIee6i10Cd4kww

Liz shares simple ways to reduce our plastic pollution throughout Plastic-Free July and beyond in this week's Friday Five. She's also joined by Beth Noy who reveals the limits of recycling and what she's doing to make the journey to plastic freedom a little easier.

You can find the shownotes at https://lizearlewellbeing.com/friday-five-plastic-freedom-and-the-limits-of-recycling/

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