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27/02/2026

There is a big difference between symptom management & disease prevention. This is something that we need all to understand.

Unfortunately many women in the perimenopausal & menopausal stages of life are being sold all manner of concoctions, using smoke and mirror techniques.

Women are basically being gaslit into wasting money on supplements and medicines that may not even work, or may only offer slight changes in symptoms at best. Many of the changes individuals are getting are placebo, based on clever marketing and undisclosed additives such as caffeine etc.

Worse still, many of these so called "Happy Hormones" & "Happy Supplements" are super expensive, and can have horrible side effects as well.

The worst part of all of these smoke & mirror medicines & supplements is that they offer no protection and prevention of serious diseases women will get in this period of life, if they don't supplement crucial nutrients, or replace vital hormones that are deficient, or becoming deficient.

The one thing that we know for sure is that these so called medicines and supplements do not replace hormones, and they do not regulate hormones either.

If they did, they would be on a script and tightly regulated. But unfortunately many of these supplement and medicines have no regulation at all, and do not disclose everything within them.

This is why it is so important to see a qualified healthcare provider when it comes to dispensing of any medicines & supplements, and why it is also important to see a qualified womens health expert when it comes to perimenopausal & menopausal symptoms. By doing so, not only can it help your physical & emotional health, but it could actually help you live a longer and healthier life.

If you need help in perimenopause, or menopause, or help with knowing what medicines, supplements & hormones the body needs in these stages of life, then contact my clinic and find out how I can help you.

Contact info@drandreworr.com.au or call +61 0451 408898. In person and online consults available, no matter where you live.

26/02/2026

When people ask what is the cause of most couples fertility issues, I always answer with "How long is a piece of string" because for each couple their cause, or causes will be uniquely individual to them, but there can be so many factors involved.

Fertility is complex, and anyone experiencing issues, should seek the help of a reproductive medicine expert.

While there can be multiple factors affecting fertility, here are the main factors I see affecting a couple.

1. Age- is one of the biggest factors with fertility, with regards to ageing egg quality, poor quality s***m, and poor quality embryos.
2. Genetic/Hereditary factors- are big part of fertility issues, and are not always obvious, and why genetic testing is crucial for all wanting to have a child.
3. Environmental Factors- as humans we are exposed to over 87,000 environmental endocrine disruptors, and everything we eat, drink, put on our bodies, or are exposed to in our environment can affect our fertility, and be passed on to our offspring.
4. Weight- Obesity & being overweight is a big factor in couples not being able to conceive, and affects their egg & s***m quality. Being underweight can have the same effects.
5. Lack of proper evaluation of the couple- is a big factor in why couples are not conceiving and why they need to see a qualified reproductive medicine expert.
6. Lack of preconception care- is another big factor in why couples are not conceiving, and there is lot of research to support this.
7. Not enough s*x, or not at the right time- many couples are not having enough s*x, and many are only limiting to small windows, which is often a big reason in natural conception not taking place. It needs to be talked about more.
8. Waiting too long to seek help- the wait and see approach is a terrible idea, and waiting too long can cause couple permanent damage to their fertility, or make things extremely hard. Early intervention is crucial.

If you need help with having a baby, or are having trouble conceiving, then contact my clinic and find out how I can help you. Contact info@drandreworr.com.au or call +61 0451 408 898. In person & online consults available, no matter where you live.

26/02/2026

Too many people are busy for the sake of being busy, or worry for worries sake. It just gets you nowhere.

There is a saying "Life it like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it won't get you anywhere"

Many of the things we worry about will not even happen, and many of the things we worry about are just imaginings in our head. Worry is a sign that body is in distress, and not at ease.

Instead of spending all that wasted time worrying, put that energy into making a better life, and being a better person. You will live a more productive and healthy life because of it.

Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy and focus to what you can create.

26/02/2026

The word 'hormones' and especially hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is often a very contentious one, and often when these words are mentioned in clinical practice, it is often met with negativity, and thoughts of nasty reactions, and even thoughts of getting cancer.

While all these myths have been debunked, did you know that there are hormones that are exactly the same as the ones in your body now, known as bioidentical /body identical hormones.

Bio-identical hormone replacement BHRT involves using hormones that are biologically identical to the hormones that your body makes. ( i.e.their chemical structure is identical to your own natural hormones.)

Bioidentical hormones come in various forms, including pills/capsules, patches, creams, and gels etc. Bioidentical hormones, are custom made by a compounding lab/pharmacy, according to a healthcare practitioners prescription, and according to the individuals healthy condition & individuals needs.This is known as compounding.

I am a big fan of individually tailored compounded medicines & bioidentical hormones, but every individual needs to talk to their healthcare practitioner about what options are best for them, and their condition, and all the pros & cons of any treatment as well.

Regardless of what people may have heard, or been led to believe, hormonal therapy is crucial during perimenopause and menopause, along with nutrient replacement therapy.

Estrogen is a very much needed, and beneficial hormone for women during their perimenopausal & menopausal stages of life. Without it, their vagina's will become atrophied, their bones become brittle, their mental health can suffer, their cardiovascular risks increase, they end up with insomnia, and there are many other risk factors without it. Progesterone & testosterone are also important in this stage of life too.

With everything we put into our body, there are potentials for side effects, and this goes for our foods, drinks and even our water. The same goes for certain hormones.

This is why more people are taking, or looking into compounded medicines, and especially compounded bioidentical hormones.

25/02/2026

The one thing that really urks me with some men is them believing that all their fertility issues are solely their partners fault. So often I prove these men wrong, and delight in doing so.

Just because a woman may have been diagnosed with a gynaecological condition, does not automatically mean that she is the major issue for you as a couple not being able to conceive.

The facts are these .....
1. Over 50% of fertility issues are related to men.
2. Up to 85% of miscarriage issues are related to chromosomal and DNA factors related to men's s***m.
3. More often than not, even when a female gynaecological issue is know, men are still more often the major cause for a couple not being able to conceive.
4. S***m levels can change by as much as 30% in any given month.
5. Poor lifestyle choices, can, and do affect your s***m.
6. Most men I see for fertility related issues have very poor quality s***m, which has often overlooked by other healthcare professionals.
7. Men need to realise that they are not born with the inherent right to conceive.

Regardless of all these things, there will always be issues on both the female and male side, when it comes to any problems with fertility and conception, unless there is absolute infertility found in one partner.

Anyway, a real man does not blame his partner for all their fertility issues, and will step up as an equal in the journey to becoming a parent. He will also realise that what affects one person in the relationship, also affects the other. It is about a united front, not an egotistical blame game.

If you are having issues conceiving, and want to have both of you investigated properly, not just the female, and increase your chances of conception, then contact my clinic and find out how a master of reproductive medicine can help you.

Contact info@drandreworr.com.au or call +61 0451 408 898. In person and online consults available, no matter where you live.

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25/02/2026

We all need to be careful of the thoughts, feelings and imaginings we put out into the universe.

Make sure what you think, what you imagine, and how you are feeling is coming from a place of heart space, positivity and joy.

If not, you could be attracting the wrong things into your life, and sometimes you may not realise why.

What you think you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.

25/02/2026

And don't settle for anything less.

Nobody is perfect, but there is someone who is perfect for you. Perfect imperfections with a dash of flavoursome flaws. Everyone has flaws, or some sort of baggage to a point. It is about finding someone who will love you and support you enough, and provide safe space to help each other unpack.

When you have done the inner work, learned to open your heart fully, trust, let go and fully surrender, you will find them, and they will find you.

But that doesn't mean just sitting back and waiting either. You have to be proactive and go out and find them, or at least put yourself out there to be seen 🙂

25/02/2026

There is a lot of misinformation, and smoke & mirror treatments out there in the health profession. The area of perimenopause & menopause are one of the biggest targets for misinformation, and having women fall prey to buying all sorts of waste of money supplements.

It is big business and unfortunately women are being suckered in. Mention words like "Happy Hormones" and hey presto, women are reaching for their credit cards quicker than they are for the mid year sales.

I also get that many women have been missed & dismissed by healthcare providers, and feel like they have no other option but to try some of these things to ease their symptoms. I hate hearing that women are being missed & dismissed and end up on these supplements that don't prevent horrible diseases that women get during these phase of life.

The thing is, many of these supplements are not only a waste of time and money, but at the very least, they may help with symptoms slightly. Some of it could be a big healthy dose of placebo as well.

Regardless, there is a big difference between symptom management, and disease prevention. While these smoke and mirror supplements and medicines may provide you with a little touch of symptom relief, for some hot flushes etc, they are not going to prevent you from getting some very real, and very serious health conditions.

Atrophic vaginitis, osteoporosis, dementia, cognitive issues, cardiovascular disease, bladder issues, gynaecological conditions and more, cannot be helped by these so called "Happy Hormone" supplements.

These supplements, cannot, and will not top up your deficient hormones either. Only hormone replacement therapy can do that.

If you do need help with prevention of symptoms and very real diseases in perimenopause & menopause, then contact my clinic and find out how a women's health medicine expert can help you. Contact info@drandreworr.com.au or call +61 0451 408 898. In person & online consults available, no matter where you live.

24/02/2026

Having Endometriosis, Adenomyosis and PCOS does not always cause fertility issues, and these conditions do not necessarily cause infertility either.

Lets face it, infertility means that you are infertile and that you cannot conceive. The correct term here should be subfertility, not infertility.

Regardless, just because you have endometriosis, adenomyosis, or PCOS, or all these combined, it does not mean that you are instantly infertility, or that you are going to have troubles with fertility, and we need to stop telling women this, or letting them assume it either.

The fact is that it is a 50/50 thing. Some people will have no troubles conceiving, while others may just need a little bit of help, or some may need a lot of help. That is a fact.

Sure, having any of these disease states could possibly make it harder to conceive, and something that all should be taking into consideration.

But, we also need to stop telling women that they are infertile, or it is going to be impossible to have a baby, just based off a diagnosis of endometriosis, adenomyosis or PCOS, by itself alone.

There could be multiple other factors that could interfere with a woman's ability to conceive outside of these disease states, and one of them could be her partner, who may have poor s***m quality. This one is always missed.

The one thing that we do know is that any woman with one of these disease states should probably bring their baby making plans forward a bit, and start with some preconception care and planning, because the sooner a woman can conceive, and the younger she is, the better her fertility outcomes are. Early investigations and interventions and planning is key here.

If you need help with Endometriosis, Adenomyosis, or PCOS ( or all combined), or help with preconception care, or help with fertility issues, then contact my clinic and find out how I can help you.

Contact info@drandreworr.com.au or call +61 0451408898. In person & online consults available, no matter where you live.

24/02/2026

I know many people think they have time, but the reality is... none of us know when our time is up.

Truly I say to you... tomorrow is not promised and you need to live today, like it is your last night on this earth. As macabre as that may sound... you may not actually wake tomorrow. Embrace today as if it was your last day on earth.

So many people are worried about what others think, or how they can save someone else, but often forget about what they want in life. We cannot save everyone, and not everyone wants to be helped, or saved either. The sooner people realise this the better.

Some people are actually happy in their bubble of trauma, and will self sabotage to be there. It is their place of safety.

It doesn't mean you should not try and help people, but you also need to learn that not everyone wants to be helped, or will not do what it needed to better their own life. It is all about healthy boundaries and knowing when it is time to step away, and just look after you.

So.... it all gets back to this.........

Forget about what others think, or what others may do. Every single one of us is in charge of our own life, and our own destiny. Each and every one of us is in charge of our life and each moment we have here. What you do in any given moment, is your choice and your responsibility only, not someone else's.

Forget what others say, and forget about what others want to do with their lives. You are responsible for you... and you alone.

So love deeply. Love unconditionally. Explore all the beautiful things and do not ever say "no" to something you want to do and that may set your soul on fire.

Give love, make love, fall in love, sing, dance, laugh, cry, hug, share delicious kisses, eat beautiful foods, drink exquisite wines, play, listen to music, tell someone you love them, say yes more to all the things you normally say no to, travel, live where you want to live, be with someone you have been dreaming about, take risks, surrender to your heart, and just do everything you have ever wanted to do and have always dreamed of doing.

Do everything like it was you last day here, and if it was your last few hours left on this earth.

24/02/2026

Join me tonight, Tuesday 24th February 2026, at 7:15pm Brisbane time for my next Facebook/Instagram live entitled- "Why proper early investigations and testing's are important for your current & future fertility"

Whether you are trying to start a family now, or thinking about it some time in the future, early investigations and testing for your current, or future fertility are extremely important.

24/02/2026

Coming Soon- The Perimenopause & Menopause Experts

Because women deserve the best treatments and management in these stages of life

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Healthcare practitioners often need better training in these areas, to assist women who need help.

Stay tuned for further information for the general public, and practitioner training programs to become part of the Perimenopause & Menopause Experts.

In the meantime, if you need help with perimenopausal, or menopausal symptoms, or disease states that women get during these phases of life, than contact info@drandreworr.com.au or call +61 0451 408898. In person and online consult available, no matter where you live.

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