Dr Louise Newson

GP and menopause specialist, and founder of Newson Health

Dr Louise Newson is a GP and menopause specialist and holds an Advanced Menopause Specialist certificate with Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare and the British Menopause Society. She is passionate about improving education about the perimenopause and menopause and improving awareness of safe prescribing of HRT to healthcare professionals.

She is the founder of the balance app, The Menopause Charity, and creator of the balance website (home to the world’s largest menopause library), the Dr Louise Newson podcast and is a member of the Government Menopause Taskforce.

In 2019, Dr Newson set up a not- for- profit company, Newson Health Research and Education, to further research into the menopause. This includes the Newson Health Menopause Society, a society for healthcare professionals and experts who are passionate about improving women’s health and understand the impact of hormones in disease prevention and maintenance of future health.