On my most recent podcast, I spoke with broadcaster Kaye Adams who, as a journalist, asked me some really thoughtful questions about the state of the HRT debate within the media.

To use her words, "something's not quite right here." She also asked about my feelings on the level of resistance to me and my work. This is not something I have spoken about publicly because, as I said to Kaye on the podcast, it is upsetting.

Not only because of the personal impact, but also the negative effects it has had on many women I see in my clinic and also women globally. These effects to women are the reasons that, despite the personal and professional toll of recent media coverage, particularly the BBC Panorama programme, I've continued to support