@carolynharris24
Just appalling! She is such an unpleasant person completely devoid of empathy. I have to switch off whenever she speaks. Thank you Carolyn for all you do, it is an uphill and exhausting battle dealing with people like her
@saoirse_idk
@dottymurf
They changed the weight boundaries so healthy weight became overweight so weight loss brands could target more people! As an OH nurse I used calipers to measure body fat of a prospective paramedic who did weight training because they were going to reject him on his BMI! He passed
Stop prescribing antibiotics and start prescribing vaginal oestrogen. A woman today told me her GP had no idea what GSM were but happy to dole out 4th course antibiotics for UTI even though she tested neg but her vagina is very dry! GPs, please follow the GSM guidelines!
@myGPapp
NHS assured! That needs to be removed. We need people to feel comfortable using the correct anatomical terms like vulva, vagina, cervix and clitoris. This tweet is infantile and demeaning to anyone with a cervix
#CervicalCancerPreventionWeek
@eveappeal
@JoTrust
@DrAmirKhanGP
Thank you Dr Amir. This is a PR stunt designed to get votes, hopefully the vast majority of people will see through it. No mention of retention or better pay! We need to retain our highly trained and experienced healthcare professionals by improving pay and their workplaces first
@moseyboo
@ThatGuyScotland
@caitrionambalfe
Many of us do but our daughter was sexually harassed by boys at the local church school walking home every day and the head told us boys will be boys, schools need to teach their pupils too! So much for Christian values!!
@Medic_Russell
As a former nurse the huge majority thank you all for your tireless work, saving so many lives and ensuring patients and families could still talk to each other at their end of life even if they couldn't be with them, I can't begin to imagine what it was like x
@JujuliaGrace
Signed and shared. This government is so dysfunctional. I'm a former nurse and have never seen such a shambolic way to treat our healthcare professionals we so desperately need who spend years and ££££££ training to care for the people of the UK!
#GiveDocsJobs
@sajidjavid
Fed up hearing from women who are too scared to use their local oestrogen because of the incorrect information leaflet.
@MHRAgovuk
, please update this information. GPs need to advise patient the info is incorrect to reassure them too.
@balanceMeno
@MenopauseSuppo1
@ThisisDavina
To the female GP who said to her patient "I'm coping without HRT so can you" I really hope you are reported. I'm so fed up of reading and hearing about this unprofessional behaviour that is "doing harm " to the health of women! Please sign the petition to
#MakeMenopauseMatter
Why are some GPs telling women they don't prescribe HRT when it is clearly in the NICE guidelines? Is it because they hold outdated subjective views? In light of the
#FirstDoNoHarm
report these GPs are Doing Harm by denying women effective treatment!
#makemenopausematter
@ByDonkeys
@GoodLawProject
Thank you so much, just brilliant work. I can't watch this without feeling utter disgust and anger. Established medical suppliers, manufacturers of safe and regulated PPE in the UK were ignored so they sent it overseas
#secretbackchannel
@MixedupMindful
As a former nurse this makes me so happy, we used to ask one lovely lady to change the flower water( when flowers were allowed) and tidy the beds, she was so happy to help the busy nurses 😀
Absolutely, I spend my day writing about vagina health and advising women, this nonsense has to stop with celebrities, beauty/wellness brands, high street brands touting their products and treatments that can and do damage intimate health and sex lives!
"Women are seven times more likely to die from heart disease than breast cancer so taking a treatment (HRT) that lowers heart disease risk is often very important for many women." These are the facts, not sensationalised headlines that have been printed in the media today
**IMPORTANT** Dr Louise Newson reassures women not to panic after sensationalised reports in media on increased risks of breast cancer from HRT - read the facts and Dr Newson's response here -
Just advised a woman of 70 in a new relationship about the importance of using condoms, her reply was "I can't get pregnant", my reply was " you can get an STI!" We need an STI campaign for older people!
#safesex
#nevertooold
#sexeducation
#STI
#HIV
Lovely conversation with an 85 yr old woman today buying her first sex toy as her husband has passed away, she was nervous so we had a good chat and a giggle which she said made her feel normal for buying a sex toy and she said she thought he'd approve. I do love these phonecalls
So frustrated today after helping a young woman in menopause post
#cancer
treatment. No advice about enjoying good sexual health and pleasure from oncologist and CNS! It needs to be a compulsory part of treatment, not ignored!
@Liz_ORiordan
@Naman_Julka
@trekstock
@thedaisynet
I know we need mandatory menopause education and training for medical and healthcare professionals, but it is so important to get your medical and HRT information from a reputable menopause Dr and source, not a discussion group on FB!
@sophxthompson
@sianabradley
No doubt be on the rail of my local charity shops soon (where I do the vast majority of my clothes shopping) or consigned to the bin after wearing it once! Please recycle your clothes or think before buying them! Fast fashion is destroying the planet!
A gynaecologist telling a woman that she has the vagina of an 80 year old is completely unprofessional, unhelpful and demeaning. Please think about what language you use when speaking to your patients, same goes for doctors who joke about menopause and sex!
@JujuliaGrace
@charillustrates
I'm double jabbed and will continue to wear a mask to protect those who aren't and young people still waiting to be vaccinated, like my 17 yr old son at school.
I met this wonderful man 29 years ago today at a nurses party in Greenwich I wasn't going to go to because I'd chipped my tooth! Glad I did though. Never imagined we'd now have 3 children and be working together every day running our successful sex toy company
@jodivineuk
:)
Excellent article, I heard
@CarolineHirons
speak
@eveappeal
event and I love that she told that beauty brand to take a hike because they didn't want their product promoted to the
#menopausal
community, do they have any idea just how huge this community is and how much it's worth!
Can't believe I completed
@Couchto5K
yesterday, really proud of myself and it's really helped my mental and physical health trying to cope with the pandemic and bereavement. Never thought I'd be a regular
#runner
😀
#HRT
#exercise
#Menopause
Email: "We're crowdfunding for a menopause sex toy, we want collaborators"
Me: huge eye roll
You don't need a "menopause" sex toy, there are so many that already offer you clitoral pleasure and body massage! Do your research!
So fed up with people saying no one is talking about
#menopause
and sex or calling it taboo! I spend my day talking about it and giving fabulous advice so people can enjoy good sexual health and pleasurable sex, nothing "taboo" about my work
@jodivineuk
#menopauseawarenessmonth
@AshleyGWinter
I often have vibrators going off in my suitcase when travelling to and from giving talks. One man rested his bag on my case on the packed tube whilst it was buzzing 😀 also had lube samples fly out of my bag when I dropped it. All part of my job ❤️
@RemaJyothirmayi
@NadiaWhittomeMP
@DominicRaab
Thank you for all you and your colleagues do. The oncology team were brilliant after my MIL's diagnosis despite the incredibly difficult circumstances. My husband delayed visiting because we followed the rules too.
@drlouisenewson
Prof Gillian Baird who is the NICE Menopause Guideline committee chair, is not menopause trained and does not work in women's health! Do they have any menopause experts creating this guidance or just have they asked Bob the postman for his opinion?
I agree! We have a pee on a stick Menopause test, irritating washes, lubes, moisturizers in UK pharmacies and supermarkets, so many poor products touted at vulnerable people
#menopause
. We need educated HCPs who can prescribe clinical evidenced based treatment and offer support
What we need is quality research, not start ups that push untested things to market under the guise of empowerment. But funding research isn’t often profitable, so yeah.
The very rare Everol Conti has been spotted
#TunbridgeWells
making this woman feel very joyous and her husband and children extremely relieved too 😂🎉🍾👏😘
#makemenopausematter
@drlouisenewson
I've always had a healthy lifestyle, this is so patronising to the millions of women who do lead healthy lives yet struggle with symptoms that impact upon daily life. HRT has boosted my energy levels and helped my aching joints so I can exercise even more
@KelseyObGyn
@abibadrick
Can you tell the intimate hygiene industry created for a problem that doesn't exist, our smelly vaginas? The vast majority of these products destroy your friendly bacteria, cause irritation, BV and thrush. Drs on IG being paid need to stop promoting these products🙄
Great article
@theipaper
GPs should be able to treat 90% of patients but they don't because they don't have mandatory
#menopause
training! A Menopause trained Practice Nurse in every GP practice would really help but it's a postcode lottery for many women
#Makemenopausematter
Are you going to respond to my email about the HRT shortages
@GregClarkMP
? I've had acknowledgment you got it. I really hope your wife isn't never told to just go cold turkey as some women have been because of shortages caused by underfunding by your govt t
#makemenopausematter
Stick the word
#Menopause
on any product and people will buy it 🙄
Soup, shakes, shampoo, make up, what next, cars, bikes, beds ??
After being contacted to promote yet another nonsensical "Menopause" product for free it's a good job I'm wearing one of my favourite t-shirts 🤣
@vagina_museum
As a student nurse I saw teeth and hair in ovaries that had been removed called dermoid cysts, so fascinating I wrote it up for my surgical project and got an A!
I'm utterly appalled to hear the comments some GPs say to their patients, "it's all in your head, you just have to work through it, we're an HRT free practice, take a bath, have a glass of wine, focus on pleasuring your husband!" This is why
#MakeMenopauseMatter
is so important
I have spoken to so many women who told me their GP’s have stated they can’t get the HRT I’ve advised from the NHS!! Or just given completely wrong information about the menopause. Women don’t need to pay privately but most have no choice when their GP can’t or won’t help them.
@sewateruk
Stop patronising people, the water supply issue has been caused by you and lack of investment in infrastructure not customers wasting water.
@doctor_oxford
Everything Johnson has done has failed or been ineffective, so much money wasted, so many lives lost and families left bereaved
#ToryIncompetence
Just spotted a menopause wellness talk being promoted for
#WMD
, and the menopause coach had done a 1 day training course in menopause support! Please check the accreditation of people before you sign up for coaching or talks!
#Menopause
Waiting in A&E with a stupid secateur gardening injury 🙄 I'd suture myself if I could, just advised a woman waiting next to me with recurrent UTIs, always educating wherever I go 😂
In what other speciality are saline injections given as pain relief to patients? This medical gaslighting has to stop. Our health is not taken seriously by the NHS, medical professionals and this govt🤬Please listen to us, no more surveys, we know what we need, we need action!
Shame on you
@NICEComms
. Agreeing that healthcare professionals can offer pseudoscientific pain relief to women in labour is nothing short of a scandal. Shame on you.
New NICE intrapartum guidelines
1/
My family can all breathe for the next few months as I've managed to get my HRT patches. My lovely daughter suggested sticking them all over my body :)
#menopause
#HRTshortages
Don't forget all the websites, brands, influencers, celebrities and high street stores making ££££ targeting vulnerable people going through
#menopause
with products that don't work, aren't needed, are detrimental to intimate health and exacerbate symptoms 😠😠
I joined the
#NHS
in 1986 as a very naive 18 yr old student nurse in Cardiff where I had excellent RGN training. I have many happy and funny memories and lucky to be able to use my knowledge to help people in my current work. I've never met anyone not grateful for our NHS
#NHS75
Using the correct terminology when referring to our genitals is the only way we are going to normalise the words, vagina. vulva, clitoris and help people to stop feeling embarrassed when talking about their intimate health and seeking help. It need to start with HCPs.
@eveappeal
Frustrating to hear from a customer today, who was more than happy to use correct medical terminology, that medical professionals used the phrase "down there" when checking vulva/vagina. If medical professionals can't use the correct terms , what hope for the rest of us?
So many brands jumping on the
#Menopause
bandwagon, cashing in on vulnerable people. Skin care brands now selling intimate products without any idea what is in the products or even caring! Use any old rubbish in your vagina, it'll be empowering but don't forget the Canestan :(
Wow, just watching Sex Education
@NetflixUK
and Jean has been told by her GP she is both perimenopausal and pregnant! This is why women need reliable contraception during
#perimenopause
.This programme is educating everyone, not just young people, love this show 😀
Just donated blood, triage on arrival, strict handwashing and hand sanitizer, 2metres between chairs in waiting area and treatment room, brilliant staff as always
#tunbridgewells
, asking people to keep their appt if possible,
#COVID
-19 guidance on website
@GiveBloodNHS
@NHSBT
Older people and sex is NOT a niche market! Many of us are having better sex and more of it than younger people! If you are doing research, targeting the 45+ together is not helpful, 45-100 is a huge demographic. There is a big difference between a 45 yr old and a 85 yr old!
Wohoo ❤️ can't believe I've hit more than 10,000 followers on Instagram
Huge thank you to all my followers who like, share and comment on my posts and videos about enjoying good sexual health and pleasurable sex
@jodivineuk
and the occasional Seville marmalade post too 😊
Our fabulous daughter Milly, a young
#sexeducator
and
#activist
who was involved in the creation of the new
#RSE
curriculum and is one of the rising young RSE activist to watch. As parents we want our children to enjoy happy and healthy relationships when they become adults
Repost from the wonderful
@ItsMillyEvans
-
@SamTalksSex
's daughter - to celebrate the Family Learning Festival 2020. Because sex ed is education is not only education, it's a human right, and learning starts at home
#JoDivine
#SexualRights
I'm grateful to the NHS who trained me for free, I would never have been a nurse if I had to find the money to fund my training, this is why the nursing bursary needs to be reinstated esp as we currently have 40,000 nurse vacancies to fill!
Hope you had some sex toys to show as we have so many older customers , the oldest is 95
@jodivineuk
Many find Viagra doesn't work for them but our sex toys do :)
A very relieved woman who got her new HRT regime from the fab A E Hobbs
#TunbridgeWells
🥰
I delayed changing my regime for 6 months because of shortages😬
Hopefully a bit more oestrogen and progesterone will get this body back on track to talk about sex
#Menopause
even more 😂
On the train to speak about practical ways to enjoy sexual intimacy and pleasure
#cancer
@UKONSmember
Cancer and Sexual Wellbeing study day. So pleased this day is being held, such an important issue for so many people yet often not discussed
#WorldCancerDay
@jodivineuk
Who thinks we need a sexual health campaign aimed at the over 50's. they are rarely included in condom brand advertising yet STIs are rising rapidly in this demographic because they don't use a condom or get tested!
#SHW2020
#nevertooold
#STIs
'I felt like I was just changing and I didn't know why.'
Nadia tells the
#LooseWomen
that a lack of information about the menopause left her feeling as though she was losing her mind.
Not always easy to switch your GP esp if you live in a rural area with only a small practice. Why should women have to change GP? Why can't GPs change their attitude and listen to their patients? Women are also scared about reporting their GP for fear of being struck off!
@FreefromTorture
Not one word of apology, empathy or acknowledgement of this incredible woman's experience.
@SuellaBraverman
is completely devoid of emotion apart from hate, what makes a human become like that?
@VikramSinai
No female doctors available? Just spent the day
@ThePortlandHosp
in a room full of leading female Menopause doctors, gynaecologists and urogynaecologists today talking about this🙄