I have personal experience of premature surgical menopause (surgical POI) at the age of 35, and this drives my passion to improve the lives of others similarly affected. I have undertaken further training in Lifestyle Medicine with the RCGP, and am a member of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK and The British Society of Lifestyle Medicine. I have a keen interest in dietary and lifestyle factors in hormonal health, planetary health and social justice, and believe strongly in holistic and individualised care. I have written about the importance of menopausal and premenstrual healthcare in peer-reviewed journals, as well as in the national press ( The Guardian), and have been interviewed on this topic for both BBC radio and television. Between January 2016 and October 2019, I was Social Media & Associate Editor of the official BMS journal Post Reproductive Health. I have also served as a trustee for The National Association for Premenstrual Syndromes (NAPS), as well as on the clinical board of The Primary Care Women’s Health Forum (PCWHF). I am a member of The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders (IAPMD), Clinical Advisory Board (CAB) and Surgical Menopause Advisory Committee, and have previously worked as a volunteer doctor for The Daisy Network, supporting young women with POI. In 2021, following examination, I was certified as a practitioner by The International School of Gynecological Endocrinology (IGSE). In 2017, I obtained the Diploma of the Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (DFSRH), and was formally recognised in 2018 as a Menopause Specialist, jointly accredited by The British Menopause Society (BMS) and the FSRH. Following this, I undertook further training in Menopause with Dr Caroline Marfleet at Colchester Hospital.
I subsequently worked as a GP in practices in Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.Īlongside my General Practice, and having had a long-standing interest in Women’s Health, I worked as a GP Assistant in Gynaecology for one year at West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds. In 2013, I was awarded the Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (DRCOG), and achieved Membership of The Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) in 2016. However, this was not my calling and I returned to study Medicine as a graduate at the University of Cambridge in 2005, qualifying in 2009.Īs a junior doctor, I worked in hospitals around East Anglia, before choosing to specialise in General Practice. Prior to my medical training, I studied Human Sciences at the University of Oxford, followed by a brief spell working in fund management in the City of London. I also work as a Specialty Doctor in the Breast Clinic at Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital. I’m a GP Specialist in Menopause, Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (POI) and Premenstrual Disorders. Covering a variety of informational topics ranging from treatments to preparing a spouse for menopause, Menopause is a useful roadmap for a woman’s journey through menopause.Hello, my name is Dr Hannah Short. is a woman’s online guide to understanding menopause symptoms, challenges, and solutions.
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