Normal Flow or No-Go: The Bloody Truth About Heavy Periods

In this episode, Dr Shauna is joined by Dr Talat Uppal.   Talat is a gynaecologist and obstetrician, specialising in heavy bleeding. She is also the founder and director of Women’s Health Road, an innovative and multidisciplinary medical centre for women.   In this episode, Dr Shauna and Dr Talat discuss topics including:

• Early life and career journey into medicine
• Discovering her passion
• What is the normal age to get your first period?
• Irregular periods in adolescents
• Why we shouldn't normalise painful period symptoms
• How do you know if your bleeding is heavy?
• What is normal vs abnormal when it comes to periods
• Endometriosis: what is it?
• Bleeding during the perimenopause
• What treatments are available if you suffer from heavy bleeding?
• Iron deficiency caused by heavy periods
• Bleeding after sex
• Postmenopausal bleeding
• Hysterectomy: what is it and who should have one?
• Ovarian cancer: what are the causes and symptoms?
• Recovering from a hysterectomy
• Creating Women's Health Road
• A piece of advice for her 20-something self