Ask the doctor

Q It may sound trivial, but my hair is getting very thin. I asked my hairdresser about it – they agreed that they’d noticed this too and suggested I see my GP for some blood tests, which I have done.

IT’S Tinnitus Week from February 2-8 to raise awareness of the condition. Tinnitus is the sensation of hearing a sound or sounds in your head or ears when there is no external source for that sound. Y

ADVICE FROM OUR WOMAN’S WEEKLY DOCTOR

Q I’m struggling with my mood through the menopause. Initially, I was tearful a lot of the time, but this seems to have developed into being very short-fused. I’m often screaming at my teenage childre

ADVICE FROM OUR WOMAN’S WEEKLY DOCTOR

As a medical student, I had a total of two weeks’ training in dermatology – the specialty for skin diseases. That made it a bit of a shock when I entered general practice, where every other patient se