- Part 4

What is Osteoporosis?

Bone is a living tissue and, like all living tissues in the body, it is constantly being built up and broken down. This means that the bones that you have now are not the bones you had seven years ago!

Dame Dr Shirley Bond | March 15, 2010 | 2 comments

How to come off Hormone Replacement Therapy

If HRT is stopped suddenly the oestrogen levels will quickly drop to very low levels. This may not produce any symptoms at all, but in many women it causes most of the symptoms associated with the menopause to appear.

Dame Dr Shirley Bond | March 15, 2010 | 209 comments

Dr Bond’s Common Questions #2 – Cyclogest

Someone has told me that I can make my own progesterone cream using Cyclogest pessaries from my GP. Is this true?

Dame Dr Shirley Bond | March 14, 2010 | 2 comments

Dr Bond’s Common Questions #1 – HRT Alternatives

I am menopausal and I have tender breasts, bloating, weight gain and mood swings. My GP suggested I try HRT but this has made it worse. What can I do?

Dame Dr Shirley Bond | March 14, 2010 | 3 comments

Dame Dr Shirley Bond MB BS, LRCP MRCS, FFARCS

Dr Bond is a general practitioner. She was one of the very first doctors in the UK, over 25 years ago, to use bioidentical hormones, including natural progesterone, to enable women of all ages to balance their hormones naturally. She was also involved in the development of methods for diagnosing and treating osteoporosis in its […]

Dame Dr Shirley Bond | February 2, 2010 | 0 comments