by Doctor Maree Bellamy | Nov 12, 2024 | News
This is a time when the ovaries begin to produce less oestrogen due to the reduction in eggs. Periods are more ‘spaced out’ and eventually stop altogether. The perimenopause usually starts in your forties. Symptoms vary between individuals, lasting for a...
by Doctor Maree Bellamy | May 22, 2023 | News
Dr Bellamy is now taking appointments for face to face consultations and by Telehealth for 2023. In person consultations will be in her rooms in Camperdown. The address is Suite G03 30 Pyrmont Bridge Road Camperdown 2050. Having a face to face consultation will...
by Doctor Maree Bellamy | Jan 18, 2023 | News
Hormone therapy could prevent Alzheimer’s among certain women. A new study has found that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with better memory, cognition and larger brain volumes in later life among women carrying the APOE4 gene, which is the...
by Doctor Maree Bellamy | Aug 5, 2020 | News
Postmenopausal women with lower levels of estrogen appear to be at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19, research suggests. The study, led by a team at King’s College London, UK, found high levels of estrogen may have a protective effect against the virus....
by Doctor Maree Bellamy | Oct 6, 2019 | News
There has been a lot of discussion about a recent meta-analysis published In August by the Collaborative Group on Hormonal Factors in Breast Cancer. The data came from studies on more than 100,000 post-menopausal women who developed the condition. The analysis...