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Episode 1: Heavy Periods

 

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Hosted by Olivia Moir, this episode with Dr. Bassel Wattar guides us through heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB); what it is, how common it is, how do we diagnose it, and how do we treat it? We also talk about research in this area, and specifically the importance of including community perspectives in research practise, and how Dr. Bassel Wattar's team has been going about this. Dr. Bassel Wattar has been a guest on the pod previously where we talked about PCOS. If you missed that episode, definitely go and check it out. For anyone who hasn't listened to the PCOS episode, Dr. Wattar is a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist based in London. He has advanced expertise in various areas including fertility, assisted conception, endocrine gynaecology, menopause and importantly for today, heavy menstrual bleeding! I also have to mention, he is the co-leader of a research group dedicated for evidence synthesis at UCL, which is something so important and we have focused a lot on in this pod, the importance of evidence based research.

Links to Charities and Communities affiliated with HMB:

Menstrual Health Project: https://linktr.ee/menstrualhealthproject

Wellbeing of Women: https://www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk/what-we-do/

About the Guest 

 

Image of Bassel Watter
Dr. Bassel Wattar is an experienced gynaecologist and RCOG accredited subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine and Surgery with a special interest in Endocrine Gynaecology, Menopause,  Assisted Reproductive Technology techniques, and importantly for this episdoe, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). From a clinical standpoint, he is highly experienced in the management of syndromes such as PCOS which is back by is research, with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused on Health Technology Assessment and Evidence Synthesis in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from Queen Mary University of London and a Diploma in Medical Education from Cardiff University.

 

Very interestingly, he co-leads the The EVIdencE Synthesis and Methodology Group for Women’s Health Research Group (EVIE) at the Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit - UCL. Focused on synthesizing quality evidence to inform high quality women's health care - something we talk a lot about on this pod, and the importance of evidence based research. 

You can find out more about Dr. Bassel Wattar and his work here

An up to date list of publications is available on ORICD:
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8287-9271

An up to date list of research outputs is available on Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/1348960/bassel-h-al-wattar/

An up to date list of ongoing projects is available on Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bassel_Hal_Wattar

The EVIdencE Synthesis and Methodology Group for Women’s Health Research (EVIE)
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/research/evie-r...