Dawn harper ask the 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

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.

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Q Our daughter and her boyfriend from university came to stay. My husband caught him coming out of her bedroom, there was a row and they left. My husband says he was right to ‘uphold standards’. I thi

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Q My husband suffers from depression. How can I help him? A When someone you love has depression, it can be hard to know what to do. The most important thing is to be kind and patient. Depression is a