Dr Heather Currie MBE

The Menopause Sisters

May 15, 2022 ∙ 36 mins
Episode 18

About

Dr Heather Currie MBE is Associate Medical Director and Gynaecologist at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, specialising in Menopause, Pre Menstrual syndrome and Cervical screening. Co- Editor of Post Reproductive Health, the Journal of the British Menopause Society (BMS), Trustee and past Chair of the BMS, Founder and Managing Director of Menopause Matters Ltd which runs the award winning website www.menopausematters.co.uk, and publishes the award winning Menopause Matters magazine. Author of the award winning book, Menopause, answers at your fingertips and of many original papers and review articles in scientific journals. Previous national Clinical Lead for Gynaecology in Modernising Patient pathways Programme. Clinical advisor to Scottish Government for development of the Women’s Health plan for Scotland.

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The Menopause Sisters

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18

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May 15, 2022

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36 mins
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