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Do you have a passion for wild swimming? Or maybe you prefer the meditative effect of swimming lengths in a local pool? 

It’s a familiar sight if you live in a big city – cars, vans and lorries clogging up the streets and a grey haze of poisonous exhaust fumes.

As we head towards spring, it’s a good idea to get prepared if you suffer from hayfever.

Ear wax is normal, and most of the time it doesn’t cause us any problems. In fact, that sticky yellowish substance helps keep our ears healthy.  But occasionally it can build up and make our ears feel uncomfortable, or lead to hearing loss or pain. 

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the UK and 1 in 8 will be diagnosed with the disease in their lifetime, with the number of deaths at an all time high.

Are you self conscious about your smile? Years of drinking coffee, red wine or smoking can take their toll, leaving you with stained or discoloured teeth. Or maybe you’ve got chipped, crooked or gappy teeth that have needed fixing for a while?

With symptoms differing from person-to-person, a little known side effect of Covid 19 has been Covid toes. For many it is painless, but the rash can be extremely sore and itchy with blisters and swelling.

Has sex become painful during menopause? Does your vagina feel dry or itchy, or do you find you need to pee more often? These are all common symptoms in perimenopause and menopause, and 1 in 2 women will experience them. 

Have you been struggling with the symptoms of menopause for a while but don’t know whether to go on HRT? Hot flushes, mood swings, night sweats and anxiety can seriously impact the quality of your life, but it’s sometimes hard to know what to do.

We talk to Doctors Zoe Bellamy and Marguerite Anderson, GPs with special expertise and vast experience in gynaecology and women’s health at our clinic, about the