Dr Louise Newson
BSc(Hons) MBChB (Hons) MRCP FRCGP Dhealth
As a GP, women’s hormone specialist and leading voice in transforming menopause care worldwide, Louise empowers women to understand their hormonal health so they can make choices that are right for them about their hormone treatments. As the founder of Newson Clinic, The Dr Louise Newson podcast and the free Balance App, as well as being a best-selling author, she is dedicated to improving awareness, education and access to evidence-based care to as many people as possible.
How do hormones impact your body?
Hormones influence every cell and organ in your body, so when hormone levels fluctuate or decline, this impacts your brain, heart, muscles, joints, skin, hair and metabolism. These changes can also affect future health, including increasing your future risk of osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and dementia.
How do hormones impact your mind?
Fluctuating and declining hormones can also lead to mood swings, irritability, depression, anxiety, loss of confidence, memory problems and brain fog. In fact, symptoms affecting your brain are more common than hot flushes and night sweats.
Are hormones safe and effective?
Body identical hormone treatment (progesterone, estradiol and testosterone) can improve menopausal and other hormone-related symptoms as well as offer longer-term health benefits for some women. We provide individualised consultations to ensure our patients are prescribed the dose and type of hormones that they both want and need.
Every patient’s experience is unique, and treatment outcomes vary from person to person. At Newson Clinic, we discuss hormone treatments alongside lifestyle, nutrition and exercise.
Dr Rebecca Lewis
MBBS FRCA DRCOG MRCGP
Dr Rebecca Lewis is a women’s hormone health specialist and the co-founder and director at Newson Clinic, which she helped establish with Dr Louise Newson in 2018. She is passionate about transforming women’s lives through evidence-based care, education and advocacy.
Is testosterone an important hormone for women?
Yes, testosterone is the most abundant biologically active hormone in younger women.
Low testosterone in women is commonly associated with libido – but libido is just one small part of the picture.Testosterone receptors are found throughout your body, which means its impact goes far beyond sex drive. In women, testosterone plays an important role in brain function, supporting mental clarity, focus and memory, as well as helping regulate mood through its influence on key neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine.
The Newson Research team has shown that testosterone therapy improves a wide range of symptoms outside of just libido. 510 women using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with persistent low libido, cognitive and negative mood symptoms were treated with testosterone cream or gel for 4 months. 52% reported an improvement in libido, 47% reported an improvement in mood, and 39% reported an improvement in cognition. *Glynne, S., Kamal, A., Kamel, A.M. et al. Effect of transdermal testosterone therapy on mood and cognitive symptoms in peri- and postmenopausal women: a pilot study. Arch Women’s Ment Health 28, 541–550 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-024-01513-6’ after the ‘39% reported an improvement in cognition.
Testosterone also contributes to muscle strength, bone health, cardiovascular health, energy levels and sleep quality, all areas that can be affected by hormonal changes.
At Newson Clinic, we can discuss testosterone as part of a personalised hormone treatment plan to help improve symptoms. Hormonal symptoms and treatment responses are highly individual, so treatment should always be personalised to each woman’s needs and medical history.
Newson Clinic
185 Ashley Rd, Bank Medispa, Altrincham, Hale, WA15 9SQ
Tel: 01789 595004 / www.newsonhealth.co.uk
