Dr Wendy Molefi

11/11/2025

Another great day of training with .

It was heartwarming to hear participants; young, middle aged, women and men all sharing their experiences of the menopause. As I usually say is these teaching sessions, the menopause affects 100% of the populations.

It was also most rewarding to see participants shift from between 1-3 to between 3-5 (1 being none to little and 5 being high) in terms of their understanding of what the menopause is and their confidence in how they felt they could support colleagues struggling with symptoms.

01/11/2025

In a new month we can welcome the opportunity to reset and to begin again.

31/10/2025

As world menopause month comes the end, the important work of raising awareness, instigating meaningful action, empowering women and bridging the inequities in this conversation MUST continue.

It therefore gives me great pleasure to share this event that I have been invited to speak at in my beloved Botswana. I look forward to spreading the word and igniting the spark around menopause conversations!

Most importantly I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible! 🧡

Thank you for inviting me. I cannot wait!

23/10/2025

This is a step in the right direction for sure!

It will give more women the opportunity to voice their symptoms and health professionals to give targeted advice.

I hope it will not become just a tick box exercise.

As this will be done in primary care I hope the right funding and training will be available to enable GP practices to implement this in a meaningful and sustainable way.

20/10/2025

Sleep disturbances are reported by more than half the women I see in clinic.

The women’s health concern have released a very helpful fact sheet that I would highly recommend you read.

18/10/2025

Today is World Menopause Day.

In fact October is a rather special month as it is World Menopause Month, Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Black History Month!!

The theme for this year is Lifestyle Medicine, which is simply music to my ears!

As I usually say during my consultations, lifestyle is the foundation of a smooth and healthy transition during the menopause.

Good nutrition, regular exercise, good sleep and keeping stress levels low can improve symptoms and wellbeing in general.

✅ A healthy balanced diet paying particular attention to protein and fibre in your diet

✅ A good balance of strength and aerobic exercise

✅ Drink adequate amounts of water and keep alcohol and caffeinated drinks to a minimum

✅ Cultivate a healthy sleep routine

✅ Manage stress levels and prioritise your mental health and general wellbeing

✅ Practicing mindfulness and gratitude as part of your day

✅ Nurturing a healthy relationship with yourself and those around you.

01/10/2025

Welcoming October

An opportunity to begin again.

30/09/2025

Happy Independence Day Botswana! We have come a long way! Wishing all Batswana peace, joy and prosperity as we celebrate Botswana’s 59th independence anniversary!!

01/09/2025

Welcoming with open arms.

Make time for self-care, it is not selfish! It is essential!

01/08/2025

I recently had a hysteroscopy under sedation and it was interesting to be on the other side of the fence.

Everyone was very kind, respectful and professional. The anaesthetic worked a treat as I experienced no discomfort or any pain during the procedure. My overall care was exemplary.

I thought I’d share my experience as more often than not all we hear are negative experiences about the NHS. A huge thanks to the team at the L&D short stay surgical unit.

While I’m here;

With increasing use of HRT as doctors we are increasingly seeing women with persistent unscheduled bleeding on HRT, one of the side effects. For most, it’s a question of tweaking their HRT treatment and the bleeding settles, but for those whose symptoms persist, further investigations are necessary.

A hysteroscopy is one of the investigations done to assess the lining and inside of the uterus to rule out abnormal changes or cancer of the lining of the womb (endometrial cancer).

This procedure is painful if done without some form of anaesthetic; however, as individuals we have different pain threshold. Some of my patients have ‘managed’ just on paracetamol and ibuprofen before the procedure, but some have found it extremely painful despite the painkillers.

I opted to have sedation as I wasn’t prepared to endure unnecessary pain.

We all know about gender pain gap; yup, it is a thing, whereby as women we are expected to tolerate pain. Our experiences of pain are either dismissed or downplayed, which in turn leads to delayed diagnoses of conditions such as endometriosis, fibroids, to name but a few. There are a myriad of factors that feed into this phenomenon, not least the lack of research in women’s health or the social and cultural expectations around women’s tolerance of pain.

If you are referred to have a hysteroscopy, you should be offered different options of pain control, if not ASK!

You don’t have to grit your teeth and tolerate the pain!

16/07/2025

Sometimes it’s difficult to tell whether you are going through the menopause or not. Why not try our menopause symptom checker and find out.

https://www.vitalwellnessclinic.com/menopause-symptom-checker/

16/07/2025

Sometimes it can be difficult to tell whether your symptoms are due to the menopause or other aspects of life. What not try our menopause symptom checker and find out more.

Could it be the menopause? Why not complete our Menopause Symptom Checker to find out